Weather Records on 14 April 1979

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1979. Highest significance: Norwalk Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1979

On 14 April 1979, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 520 daily.
Norwalk Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 14 April 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 14 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sagaredzo	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 14 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 14 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1979

Top 20 records on 14 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1979	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1979	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1979	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1979	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1979	Prospect, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1979	Fremont, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1979	Fessenden, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Delaware, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Clanton, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Tsalka, GE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	La Rue, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Sharon, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Tiffin, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Rome, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Lapeer Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1979	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	47 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

1801 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1979. 1979 had 534 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	439
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1