Weather Records on 7 February 1979

1,848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1979. Highest significance: Paola, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1979

On 7 February 1979, 1,848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 309 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 33 were all-time records, 121 monthly and 1,694 daily.
Paola set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 7 February 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,848 stations

1,848 station records on 7 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Patterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,848 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 357, Deepest snow cover 651.

Records on 7 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	357
Deepest snow cover	651

Records on 7 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 33, monthly 121, daily 1,694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,545 broken records

Margins by which the 1,545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1979

Top 20 records on 7 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1979	Paola, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Malvern, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Laurens, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Lebo, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Caruthersville, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Patterson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Columbus Junction, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Muscatine 2, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1979	Hopkinsville, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1979	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1979	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1979	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1979	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1979	Union City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	67 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

1803 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1979. 1979 had 1,848 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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Data for records on 1979-02-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,260
100 to 200	218
200 to 300	38
300 to 400	18
400 to 500	7
500 to 600	4