Weather Records on 13 April 1979

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1979. Highest significance: Columbus 4 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1979

On 13 April 1979, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 657 daily.
Columbus 4 ESE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 217.9 mm (8.6 in) on 13 April 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 13 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	323.1 mm (12.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodslee Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 13 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 13 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 43, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 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

13 April 1979

Top 20 records on 13 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1979	Columbus 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	217.9 mm (8.6 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 April 1979	Durham, CA	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	all-time rain	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Gholson 8 W, US	all-time rain	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	29 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Reform, US	all-time rain	323.1 mm (12.7 in)	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Elrod, US	all-time rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Brooksville Exp STN, US	all-time rain	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Ridgetown, CA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Resaca, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Bluff Lake, US	all-time rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Gainesville Lock, US	all-time rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1979	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1979	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1979	State UNIV, US	all-time rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1979	Aliceville, US	all-time rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1979	Leeds, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1979	Sharon, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1979	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	52 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

1798 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1979. 1979 had 715 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	582
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1