Weather Records on 15 September 1976

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1976. Highest significance: Orskar_A, SE.

Key Facts for 15 September 1976

On 15 September 1976, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 649 daily.
Orskar_A set an all-time record daily precipitation of 73.5 mm (2.9 in) on 15 September 1976.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 15 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lovsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kozevnikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Untra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raznavolok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterboda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo da Mata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvlinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Paraiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 397.

Records on 15 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1976

Top 20 records on 15 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1976	Orskar_A, SE	all-time rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 September 1976	Austin #2, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1976	Baependi, BR	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1976	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1976	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Chester, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Lovsta, SE	monthly rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Adin Rs, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Asheville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Dralinge, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Batesburg, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Saluda, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Igarapava, BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1976	Ultuna, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 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 667 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 10	395
10 to 20	88
20 to 30	41
30 to 40	26
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2