Weather Records on 15 October 1976

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1976. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1976

On 15 October 1976, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 761 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 15 October 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

791 stations

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

Weather records on 15 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbaugh State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jordberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 15 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 15 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1976

Top 20 records on 15 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1976	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Yarram, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Acude Riachao, BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1976	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1976	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1976	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1976	Vang I Valdres, NO	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1976	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1976	Tuddal, NO	monthly snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 years	58 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

1794 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 791 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	687
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1