Weather Records on 11 March 1979

891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1979. Highest significance: Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE.

Key Facts for 11 March 1979

On 11 March 1979, 891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 858 daily.
Ellwangen-Rindelbach set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.4 mm (2.5 in) on 11 March 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

891 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weinsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisheim-Neuhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roetgen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geroda-Platz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shearwater A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludenscheid (Zeppelin-Gymnasiu	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

891 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 11 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 11 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

771 broken records

Margins by which the 771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1979

Top 20 records on 11 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1979	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1979	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1979	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Weinsberg, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, DE	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	monthly rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	157 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Heidenheim/Brenz, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Hilgenroth, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Beerfelden, DE	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Neustadt/Aisch, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Eichstatt-Landershofen, DE	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Ulcanbah, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Kaisheim-Neuhof, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1979	Sandberg, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 891 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	719
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1