Weather Records on 12 June 1979

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1979. Highest significance: Tezpur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 June 1979

On 12 June 1979, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 989 daily.
Tezpur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 12 June 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 12 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 372, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	372
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 989.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1979

Top 20 records on 12 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1979	Tezpur, IN	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	15 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1979	Clarke City, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Tazovskoe, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Corona, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Brome, CA	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Greenville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Menard, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Sonora, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Paraiso, MX	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Welland, CA	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Sarlyk, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Oxnard, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Brackettville, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Junction 4SSW, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Wistaria, CA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1979	Grindstone Island, CA	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	83 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

1797 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1979. 1979 had 1,013 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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Data for records on 1979-06-12: 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 20	767
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1