Weather Records on 10 April 1979

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1979. Highest significance: Durbanville (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 April 1979

On 10 April 1979, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 862 daily.
Durbanville (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 10 April 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 10 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coronation A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamianets-Podil Sky	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gulca	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Divide	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Polebridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 10 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 10 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1979

Top 20 records on 10 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1979	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Arcade, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Fessenden, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Karlstad, SE	monthly snow depth	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Myronivka, UA	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Coronation A, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Caron, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	The Hirsel, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Goldbutte 7 N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Tres Piedras, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1979	Enisejsk, RU	daily low min	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	87 years	40 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 875 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 100	708
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1