Weather Records on 1 December 1976

1,294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1976. Highest significance: Skara 1, SE.

Key Facts for 1 December 1976

On 1 December 1976, 1,294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 795 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,269 daily.
Skara 1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 1 December 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,294 stations

1,294 station records on 1 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Cora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana (Cima)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,294 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 459, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 1 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	459
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 1 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1976

Top 20 records on 1 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1976	Skara 1, SE	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1976	Embrun, FR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Gullspang, SE	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Welland, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Kilagarden, SE	monthly rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Bogucar, RU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Wales, US	monthly snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Ottosdal, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Jesus del Monte, MX	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Taio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Ituporanga (Pcd), BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1976	Palmares, BR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	38 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

1797 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 1,294 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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	994
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3