Weather Records on 13 February 1979

1,911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1979. Highest significance: Russell, CA.

Key Facts for 13 February 1979

On 13 February 1979, 1,911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 586 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,815 daily.
Russell set a daily record snowfall of 19.2 cm (7.6 in) on 13 February 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,911 stations

1,911 station records on 13 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.2 cm (7.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tapiratiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.6 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,911 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 365, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 156, Deepest snow cover 486.

Records on 13 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	365
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	156
Deepest snow cover	486

Records on 13 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 67, daily 1,815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,570 broken records

Margins by which the 1,570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1979

Top 20 records on 13 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1979	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	19.2 cm (7.6 in)	14.1 cm (5.6 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Adin Rs, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Pana, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1979	Menzies, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Rantoul, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Yandal, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Brodhead Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Yerilla, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Buckhannon, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Glenorn, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1979	Nambi, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 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 1,911 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-02-13: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,381
100 to 200	113
200 to 300	54
300 to 400	17
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	4