Weather Records on 7 December 1976

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1976. Highest significance: Carlisle, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1976

On 7 December 1976, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,024 daily.
Carlisle set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 7 December 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 7 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Speedwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 254, Heaviest daily rainfall 443, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 7 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	254
Heaviest daily rainfall	443
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 7 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 1,024.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

844 broken records

Margins by which the 844 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1976

Top 20 records on 7 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1976	Carlisle, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1976	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Inza, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Hyndman, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	W Pt, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Palmerton, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Everett, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Effingham, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1976	Budapest, HU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	59 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

1801 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1976. 1976 had 1,037 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	821
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1