Weather Records on 26 October 1976

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1976. Highest significance: Boobyalla, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1976

On 26 October 1976, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 795 daily.
Boobyalla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 26 October 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 26 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kedabek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 26 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 26 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1976

Top 20 records on 26 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1976	Boobyalla, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 October 1976	South Pass City, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1976	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1976	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1976	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	South Pass City, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Cerro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Club Crocodile Resort, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Doherty Rch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Homer AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1976	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	43 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

1816 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1976. 1976 had 818 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 50	654
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1