Weather Records on 7 April 1979

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1979. Highest significance: Arcade, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1979

On 7 April 1979, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 671 daily.
Arcade set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 April 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 7 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gulca	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 7 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 7 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1979

Top 20 records on 7 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1979	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1979	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1979	Rothamsted, GB	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Big Moose 3 SE, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Andizan, UZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Arcade, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Bradford, GB	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Buxton, GB	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Gulca, KG	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Warsaw, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Ishpeming, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Stillwater Rsvr, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Bradford 4SW Rsch 5, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1979	Sharon, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1979	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	82 years	34 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

1800 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1979. 1979 had 691 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 200	518
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1