Weather Records on 27 November 1976

1,389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1976. Highest significance: Saint Johns, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1976

On 27 November 1976, 1,389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 653 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,311 daily.
Saint Johns set a daily record snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 27 November 1976.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,389 stations

1,389 station records on 27 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Belo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,389 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 351, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 27 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	351
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 27 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 75, daily 1,311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,103 broken records

Margins by which the 1,103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1976

Top 20 records on 27 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1976	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1976	Whitewater Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1976	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1976	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Savannah USDA Plt Gd, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	El Rito, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Douglas, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Alamogordo, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Tifton, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Mullen 3S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Doctortown 1 WSW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Folkston 9 SW, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1976	Frankfort, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 1,389 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	1,043
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1