Weather Records on 22 June 1979

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 June 1979. Highest significance: Norwood, CA.

Key Facts for 22 June 1979

On 22 June 1979, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 465 daily.
Norwood set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.2 mm (2.2 in) on 22 June 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 22 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.4 mm (8.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tisul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 22 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 22 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 June 1979

Top 20 records on 22 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 1979	Norwood, CA	monthly rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1979	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	219.4 mm (8.6 in)	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1979	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1979	Baldwyn, US	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Chernjaevo, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	all-time rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Izmail, UA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Amos, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Fort Macleod, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Madison, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Weismain, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Norwich, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Elk, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Perry, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1979	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	38 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

1794 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 476 records.

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

Records on 06-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1812	1
1814	1
1821	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	5
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	16
1905	18
1906	17
1907	19
1908	23
1909	18
1910	50
1911	13
1912	18
1913	70
1914	21
1915	46
1916	71
1917	42
1918	56
1919	28
1920	59
1921	95
1922	28
1923	159
1924	89
1925	248
1926	199
1927	116
1928	179
1929	132
1930	218
1931	255
1932	171
1933	496
1934	236
1935	292
1936	703
1937	447
1938	294
1939	300
1940	556
1941	411
1942	456
1943	361
1944	371
1945	485
1946	267
1947	828
1948	562
1949	382
1950	403
1951	382
1952	523
1953	587
1954	480
1955	345
1956	376
1957	685
1958	754
1959	352
1960	341
1961	720
1962	257
1963	855
1964	423
1965	493
1966	485
1967	604
1968	325
1969	715
1970	562
1971	315
1972	1,308
1973	654
1974	608
1975	789
1976	645
1977	558
1978	377
1979	476
1980	503
1981	1,055
1982	714
1983	1,096
1984	513
1985	447
1986	505
1987	1,192
1988	2,112
1989	960
1990	778
1991	819
1992	2,071
1993	756
1994	747
1995	840
1996	894
1997	1,010
1998	1,402
1999	724
2000	980
2001	799
2002	971
2003	975
2004	769
2005	1,014
2006	803
2007	954
2008	719
2009	1,029
2010	889
2011	1,018
2012	1,076
2013	482
2014	390
2015	647
2016	798
2017	1,180
2018	511
2019	1,183
2020	517
2021	1,147
2022	714
2023	1,242
2024	749
2025	1,849
2026	837

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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 25	379
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1