Weather Records on 19 October 1976

1,386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1976. Highest significance: Bjornholt, NO.

Key Facts for 19 October 1976

On 19 October 1976, 1,386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 933 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,340 daily.
Bjornholt set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 19 October 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,386 stations

1,386 station records on 19 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chokpak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,386 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 402, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 531, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 19 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	402
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	531
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 19 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 1,340.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,139 broken records

Margins by which the 1,139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1976

Top 20 records on 19 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1976	Bjornholt, NO	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1976	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	monthly rain	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Millers Forest School, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Arundel, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1976	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 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

1806 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1976. 1976 had 1,386 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	1,129
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1