Weather Records on 22 October 1976

1,194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1976. Highest significance: Arcade, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1976

On 22 October 1976, 1,194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 888 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,168 daily.
Arcade set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 22 October 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,194 stations

1,194 station records on 22 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nelkan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,194 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 354, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 534, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 22 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	354
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	534
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 22 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

966 broken records

Margins by which the 966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1976

Top 20 records on 22 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1976	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1976	Brawley 2 SW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1976	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Aurora, BR	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Stillwater Rsvr, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Presa Rodriguez, MX	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Little Valley, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Nelkan, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Bjornholt, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Angelica, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Franklinville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Gleneagle, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1976	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	47 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 1,194 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	951
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1