Weather Records on 6 November 1976

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1976. Highest significance: Port Aux Basques, CA.

Key Facts for 6 November 1976

On 6 November 1976, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 384 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 645 daily.
Port Aux Basques set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 6 November 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 6 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tepacaltepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakers Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 6 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 6 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1976

Top 20 records on 6 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1976	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Merweville, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Klipplaat, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Lajedinho, BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Hvar, HR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Lagoa Branca, BR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Kazan, RU	daily low min	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Selma, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1976	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1976	Tot-Ma, RU	daily low min	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1976	Pine Bluff, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1976	Dublin, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1976	Pechey Forestry, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1976	Poretskoye, RU	daily low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 653 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	489
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1