Weather Records on 19 June 1979

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 June 1979. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 19 June 1979

On 19 June 1979, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 613 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 19 June 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 19 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Townsend 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Spg 10 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottertail	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cipo de Leite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoua	Niger	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leupp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 19 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 June 1979

Top 20 records on 19 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 June 1979	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 June 1979	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	all-time rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Townsend 3SE, US	all-time rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Bemidji, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	White Sulphur Spg 10 N, US	all-time rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Morden Cda, CA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Manhattan, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Ennis, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Murdo, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Ottertail, US	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Tower Falls, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1979	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	44 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

1803 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1979. 1979 had 630 records.

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

Records on 06-19 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1821	1
1823	2
1830	1
1838	1
1839	2
1844	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1855	3
1862	2
1865	3
1868	2
1869	4
1870	3
1873	1
1874	1
1877	3
1882	1
1883	4
1884	1
1886	5
1887	2
1888	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	4
1895	2
1896	5
1897	10
1898	1
1899	3
1901	8
1902	2
1903	12
1904	4
1905	17
1906	16
1907	14
1908	49
1909	26
1910	11
1911	70
1912	27
1913	34
1914	27
1915	74
1916	44
1917	57
1918	184
1919	57
1920	40
1921	58
1922	50
1923	209
1924	141
1925	287
1926	213
1927	202
1928	213
1929	236
1930	239
1931	605
1932	200
1933	642
1934	467
1935	470
1936	467
1937	264
1938	368
1939	436
1940	508
1941	199
1942	349
1943	168
1944	468
1945	514
1946	877
1947	355
1948	345
1949	488
1950	465
1951	251
1952	346
1953	877
1954	402
1955	398
1956	507
1957	551
1958	419
1959	561
1960	271
1961	771
1962	344
1963	301
1964	840
1965	446
1966	358
1967	543
1968	455
1969	587
1970	707
1971	629
1972	500
1973	631
1974	631
1975	1,076
1976	797
1977	579
1978	577
1979	630
1980	558
1981	835
1982	926
1983	821
1984	678
1985	960
1986	767
1987	920
1988	870
1989	876
1990	727
1991	845
1992	557
1993	1,131
1994	1,295
1995	1,217
1996	1,179
1997	735
1998	1,608
1999	968
2000	1,353
2001	623
2002	1,156
2003	874
2004	1,248
2005	1,170
2006	755
2007	1,098
2008	613
2009	1,049
2010	861
2011	1,217
2012	964
2013	1,071
2014	531
2015	718
2016	955
2017	1,067
2018	778
2019	464
2020	547
2021	1,463
2022	1,221
2023	1,035
2024	993
2025	899
2026	998

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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 20	477
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2