Weather Records on 4 November 1976

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1976. Highest significance: Saransk, RU.

Key Facts for 4 November 1976

On 4 November 1976, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 567 daily.
Saransk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 4 November 1976.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 4 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erebango	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ijui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajeado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Inacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niles	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tunka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 4 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 4 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 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

4 November 1976

Top 20 records on 4 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1976	Saransk, RU	all-time rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1976	Rietpan, ZA	monthly rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Bovenlandsplaats, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Calvinia, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Atoyac (Smn), MX	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Kenai AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Leeupoort, ZA	monthly rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Campina da Alegria, BR	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Sao Jeronimo, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Verblyding, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1976	Cuyamaca, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 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

1803 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1976. 1976 had 596 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	454
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1