Weather Records on 12 January 1979

1,295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1979. Highest significance: Coen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1979

On 12 January 1979, 1,295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,231 daily.
Coen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 170.0 mm (6.7 in) on 12 January 1979.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,295 stations

1,295 station records on 12 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barron Upper 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Divide	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,295 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 464, Heaviest daily snowfall 218, Deepest snow cover 295.

Records on 12 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	464
Heaviest daily snowfall	218
Deepest snow cover	295

Records on 12 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 45, daily 1,231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,034 broken records

Margins by which the 1,034 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1979

Top 20 records on 12 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1979	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1979	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1979	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1979	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1979	Wood, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Melbourne WFO, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Donnellson, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Vine Creek, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Lovell, US	all-time snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Trenton, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Box Butte Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Powell, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1979	Wasta, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	45 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,295 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1979
Margin	Records
0 to 100	956
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1