Weather Records on 27 October 1976

1,387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1976. Highest significance: Elephant Butte Dam, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1976

On 27 October 1976, 1,387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 881 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 118 monthly and 1,267 daily.
Elephant Butte Dam set a monthly record daily snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 27 October 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,387 stations

1,387 station records on 27 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,387 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 496, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 385, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 27 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	496
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	385
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 27 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 118, daily 1,267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,110 broken records

Margins by which the 1,110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1976

Top 20 records on 27 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1976	Elephant Butte Dam, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1976	Hillsboro, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1976	Wakeeney, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1976	Healy, US	monthly snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1976	Haigler, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1976	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Utica, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Healy, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Scott City, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Brownsville, US	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Ashgrove, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Hudson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1976	Holly, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	79 years	49 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

1802 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1976. 1976 had 1,387 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	1,042
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	1