Weather Records on 10 January 1979

788 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1979. Highest significance: Emmett 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1979

On 10 January 1979, 788 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 757 daily.
Emmett 2 E set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 10 January 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

788 stations

788 station records on 10 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yakima AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolandia (Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Botanischer Garten	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.1 cm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-61.6 C (-78.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.6 C (-66.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

788 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 200.

Records on 10 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	200

Records on 10 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 757.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1979

Top 20 records on 10 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1979	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1979	Goliad, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1979	Weiser, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Goliad 1 E, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Sinton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Dufur, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Brewster, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Wasco, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Espoey, FR	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Powell, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Anklam, DE	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Petaluma AP, US	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Box Butte Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	San Antonio Intl AP, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Moro, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1979	Lacrosse, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	44 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

1799 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1979. 1979 had 788 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	592
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1