Weather Records on 19 March 1979

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1979. Highest significance: Lawn, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1979

On 19 March 1979, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 886 daily.
Lawn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 19 March 1979.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 19 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawn	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Ni Fc102C	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 19 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 19 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 886.

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 264.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1979

Top 20 records on 19 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1979	Lawn, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Sidney Muni AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Nelson, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Yakutat AP, US	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Sidney 6NNW, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Bruning, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1979	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	39 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

1808 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1979. 1979 had 898 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1979-03-19: 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	722
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1