Weather Records on 7 January 1979

1,481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1979. Highest significance: Palmyra, SY.

Key Facts for 7 January 1979

On 7 January 1979, 1,481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 563 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,436 daily.
Palmyra set an all-time record daily precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 7 January 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,481 stations

1,481 station records on 7 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palmyra	Syria	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chokpak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,481 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 252, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 311, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 322.

Records on 7 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	252
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	311
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	322

Records on 7 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 35, daily 1,436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,233 broken records

Margins by which the 1,233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1979

Top 20 records on 7 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1979	Palmyra, SY	all-time rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1979	Jewett, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1979	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Box Butte Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Chokpak, KZ	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Richmond, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Swan Lake, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Marble Hill, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Steelville 2 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Helena 1 SSE, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Wellington, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Cotton Valley 5 NNW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Bellefontaine, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Gholson 8 W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1979	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	136 years	41 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

1826 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1979. 1979 had 1,481 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 100	1,174
100 to 200	53
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1