Weather Records on 1 April 1979

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1979. Highest significance: Riverton, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1979

On 1 April 1979, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 698 daily.
Riverton set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 1 April 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

738 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	454.7 cm (179.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 1 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 1 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1118.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1979

Top 20 records on 1 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1979	Riverton, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1979	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1979	Atlanta, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Zwieselberg, DE	monthly snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Beedeville 4 NE, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Worland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Mansidao, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Celina, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Falmouth, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Mammoth Cave, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Valparaiso, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Shoshoni, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Metten, DE	monthly snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Galena, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Wellfleet, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1979	Hatteras, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	41 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

1803 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1979. 1979 had 738 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1979-04-01: 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 200	574
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1