Weather Records on 10 March 1979

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1979. Highest significance: Siquirichi (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 10 March 1979

On 10 March 1979, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 529 daily.
Siquirichi (Smn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 10 March 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 10 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weyburn	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 10 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 10 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1979

Top 20 records on 10 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1979	Siquirichi (Smn), MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Bundabaroo, AU	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Sanborn, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Gleneagle, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Ulcanbah, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Webster, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Banff, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1979	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1979	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	33 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

1807 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1979. 1979 had 538 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	417
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1