Weather Records on 31 October 1976

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1976. Highest significance: Allakaket, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1976

On 31 October 1976, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 559 daily.
Allakaket set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 October 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 31 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	189.8 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagotville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Lac Morin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leusi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 31 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 31 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 95, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 213.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1976

Top 20 records on 31 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1976	Allakaket, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1976	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1976	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Edwards Creek, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Marilia, BR	all-time rain	189.8 mm (7.5 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Bagotville A, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Dalrymple Heights, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly low min	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Turgaj, KZ	monthly low max	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Tadoussac, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Ekaterinburg, RU	monthly low max	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Homer AP, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Perm, RU	monthly low min	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Biser, RU	monthly low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Kindon, AU	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Turgaj, KZ	monthly low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1976	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	39 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

1805 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1976. 1976 had 655 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	568
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2