Weather Records on 17 October 1976

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1976. Highest significance: Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1976

On 17 October 1976, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 1,008 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,344 daily.
Breadalbane (Old Post Office) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.2 mm (3.2 in) on 17 October 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 17 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yerranderie (Private Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nesbyen II	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 458, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 550, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 17 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	458
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	550
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 17 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 1,344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,124 broken records

Margins by which the 1,124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1976

Top 20 records on 17 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1976	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1976	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1976	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1976	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1976	Lunner, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1976	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Lame Deer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Yalwal, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	monthly snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Yerranderie (Private Town), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Zavetnoe, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Douglas, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Fleming, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1976	Astana, KZ	daily low min	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 1,381 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,115
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1