Weather Records on 11 February 1976

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1976. Highest significance: Braeside, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1976

On 11 February 1976, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 60 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 832 daily.
Braeside set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 11 February 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 11 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.6 mm (7.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.4 mm (8.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.8 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.6 mm (8.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.4 mm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.9 mm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pikes Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 569, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 11 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	569
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 11 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 60, monthly 73, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

846 broken records

Margins by which the 846 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 930.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1976

Top 20 records on 11 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1976	Braeside, AU	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	89 years	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 February 1976	Maryland, AU	all-time rain	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	78 years	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 February 1976	Dalveen, AU	all-time rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	78 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 February 1976	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	all-time rain	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 February 1976	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	all-time rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 February 1976	Wylie Creek (Aloomba), AU	all-time rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 February 1976	Warialda Post Office, AU	all-time rain	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	78 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Hermitage, AU	all-time rain	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Yangan Post Office, AU	all-time rain	187.6 mm (7.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Carawatha, AU	all-time rain	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Tannymorel, AU	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	all-time rain	225.4 mm (8.9 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Graman (Ulupna), AU	all-time rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Harrisville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	166.8 mm (6.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1976	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)

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

1798 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 965 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 200	835
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1