Weather Records on 15 June 1979

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1979. Highest significance: Boca del Cerro, MX.

Key Facts for 15 June 1979

On 15 June 1979, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 560 daily.
Boca del Cerro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 184.7 mm (7.3 in) on 15 June 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 15 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Cua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Padilla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 15 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1979

Top 20 records on 15 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1979	Boca del Cerro, MX	monthly rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Acude Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Montemorelos, MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Los Castillos, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Cointzio, MX	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Valle de Santiago, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Huingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Falfurrias, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Salamanca, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	La Cua, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Long Prairie, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1979	Palatka, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1979	Wadena 3 S, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1979	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	33 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

1794 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 580 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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Data for records on 1979-06-15: 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 10	419
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1