Weather Records on 18 December 1976

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1976. Highest significance: Mont-Aigoual, FR.

Key Facts for 18 December 1976

On 18 December 1976, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 451 daily.
Mont-Aigoual set a daily record precipitation of 166.0 mm (6.5 in) on 18 December 1976.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 18 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiel-Kronshagen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coronation A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 18 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 18 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1976

Top 20 records on 18 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1976	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Springview 2NW, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Logan 1 WNW, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Angurugu, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Imperial, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1976	Ayton, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Ilhabela, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Caledonia, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Jever, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Julesburg, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Minneapolis, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Ft Collins, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Beatrice, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1976	Rosetown Cda Epf, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 459 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	363
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1