Weather Records on 12 November 1976

1,236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1976. Highest significance: Denmark, AU.

Key Facts for 12 November 1976

On 12 November 1976, 1,236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 706 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,212 daily.
Denmark set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 November 1976.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,236 stations

1,236 station records on 12 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Opodepe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newhall S Fc32Ce	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,236 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 409, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 12 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	409
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 12 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,025 broken records

Margins by which the 1,025 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1976

Top 20 records on 12 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1976	Denmark, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1976	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1976	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Baldwinsville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	2.3 C (36.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Ashland, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Albany, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Saint Francis, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Doniphan, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Portales, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Cavern City AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Oswego, US	monthly snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Pearl, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1976	Quiriego (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	43 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 1,236 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 25	884
25 to 50	72
50 to 75	32
75 to 100	24
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1