Weather Records on 14 February 1979

2,176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1979. Highest significance: Walnut, US.

Key Facts for 14 February 1979

On 14 February 1979, 2,176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 960 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 2,060 daily.
Walnut set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 14 February 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 14 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,176 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 569, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 391, Heaviest daily rainfall 452, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 407.

Records on 14 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	569
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	391
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	407

Records on 14 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 78, daily 2,060.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,898 broken records

Margins by which the 1,898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1979

Top 20 records on 14 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 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)
14 February 1979	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1979	Farson 2NNE, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1979	Jever, DE	all-time snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1979	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	all-time snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	13 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1979	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Cuxhaven, DE	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1979	Jordan, US	monthly rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1979	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1979	East Anaconda, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1979	Ralph 1 N, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1979	Nienburg, DE	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,176 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	1,735
100 to 200	100
200 to 300	40
300 to 400	16
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1