Weather Records on 11 February 1979

1,975 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1979. Highest significance: Ottawa 4SW, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1979

On 11 February 1979, 1,975 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 905 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,861 daily.
Ottawa 4SW set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 11 February 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,975 stations

1,975 station records on 11 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Onor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,975 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 475, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 430, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 565.

Records on 11 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	475
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	430
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	565

Records on 11 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 84, daily 1,861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,608 broken records

Margins by which the 1,608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1118.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1979

Top 20 records on 11 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Rantoul, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Windsor, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Charleston, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	monthly rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1979	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Shelbina, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Onor, RU	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	El Vado Dam, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Ontario Ksrv, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Paola, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1979	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	54 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

1798 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1979. 1979 had 1,975 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 200	1,540
200 to 400	58
400 to 600	9
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1