Weather Records on 20 October 1976

1,304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1976. Highest significance: Lunner, NO.

Key Facts for 20 October 1976

On 20 October 1976, 1,304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 826 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,258 daily.
Lunner set a daily record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 20 October 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,304 stations

1,304 station records on 20 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Blue Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Normandin Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogoron	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,304 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 320, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 506, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 20 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	320
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	506
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 20 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,101 broken records

Margins by which the 1,101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 620.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1976

Top 20 records on 20 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1976	Lunner, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Yenda (Blue Plains), AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Zharkent, KZ	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Patrocinio Do Muriae, BR	monthly rain	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Normandin Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Quantico MCAS, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Berwick, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Tres Irmaos, BR	all-time rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Tbilisi, GE	monthly low max	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Sorel, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	Taloga, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1976	L'Assomption, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	42 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 1,304 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	1,095
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1