Weather Records on 3 April 1979

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1979. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1979

On 3 April 1979, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 955 daily.
Columbus set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 3 April 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 3 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andradina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waller	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evadale	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 471, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 3 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	471
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 3 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

837 broken records

Margins by which the 837 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1979

Top 20 records on 3 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1979	Columbus, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1979	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1979	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Carrollton, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Jasper 1 NNW, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Calera, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Thomasville, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Cedartown, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Cleveland, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Kingston, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Jasper, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Blumenau (Pcd), BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Adairsville, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Alberta, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1979	Lay Dam, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	43 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

1815 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1979. 1979 had 997 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1979-04-03: 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 25	659
25 to 50	89
50 to 75	60
75 to 100	18
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1