Weather Records on 6 December 1976

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1976. Highest significance: Franklin, AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1976

On 6 December 1976, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 621 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 6 December 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

643 stations

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

Weather records on 6 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grande Prairie A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehorse A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 6 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 6 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1976

Top 20 records on 6 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1976	Franklin, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1976	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1976	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Rainbow, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	monthly high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Nixon, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Kon-Kolodez, RU	monthly high max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Elatma, RU	monthly high max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Espita, MX	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Vargem Do Engenho, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Edmonton City Centre A, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Stuart, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Fort St John A, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1976	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	68 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

1804 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1976. 1976 had 643 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	479
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1