Weather Records on 3 November 1976

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1976. Highest significance: Boobyalla, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1976

On 3 November 1976, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 698 daily.
Boobyalla set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 November 1976.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 3 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarkand	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Detention River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1976

Top 20 records on 3 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1976	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1976	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1976	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1976	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1976	Drung Drung, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Lake Lonsdale, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Port Kenny (Mount Cooper), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Camperdown (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Sarkand, KZ	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1976	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 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

1821 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1976. 1976 had 719 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	612
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1