Weather Records on 27 June 1979

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 June 1979. Highest significance: Cobar (Tambua), AU.

Key Facts for 27 June 1979

On 27 June 1979, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 658 daily.
Cobar (Tambua) set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 27 June 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 27 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Blue Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 27 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 259, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 27 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	259
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 June 1979

Top 20 records on 27 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1979	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1979	Yakutat AP, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1979	Charles City, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	San Saba, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Yenda (Blue Plains), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Umba, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Asheville, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Siquirichi (Smn), MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Water Valley, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Beloit, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Osceola, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1979	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	39 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

1799 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1979. 1979 had 673 records.

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

Records on 06-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	1
1815	1
1830	2
1840	1
1841	2
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	2
1864	1
1868	2
1870	2
1871	2
1874	2
1875	1
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	6
1899	1
1900	4
1901	11
1902	8
1903	4
1904	7
1905	23
1906	12
1907	5
1908	10
1909	39
1910	33
1911	23
1912	24
1913	47
1914	38
1915	52
1916	259
1917	13
1918	35
1919	62
1920	34
1921	66
1922	92
1923	161
1924	81
1925	164
1926	281
1927	272
1928	219
1929	145
1930	245
1931	723
1932	287
1933	479
1934	587
1935	327
1936	555
1937	336
1938	552
1939	289
1940	337
1941	452
1942	497
1943	510
1944	586
1945	603
1946	317
1947	771
1948	403
1949	456
1950	433
1951	472
1952	988
1953	358
1954	495
1955	417
1956	503
1957	617
1958	836
1959	537
1960	344
1961	601
1962	291
1963	520
1964	258
1965	732
1966	401
1967	487
1968	1,359
1969	1,101
1970	1,059
1971	526
1972	446
1973	763
1974	1,078
1975	591
1976	679
1977	356
1978	918
1979	673
1980	1,242
1981	794
1982	778
1983	950
1984	475
1985	1,031
1986	656
1987	757
1988	1,130
1989	617
1990	1,248
1991	1,113
1992	1,063
1993	722
1994	1,382
1995	722
1996	997
1997	833
1998	1,312
1999	1,061
2000	1,125
2001	758
2002	989
2003	1,010
2004	855
2005	801
2006	1,177
2007	1,287
2008	570
2009	1,015
2010	1,006
2011	965
2012	1,334
2013	743
2014	632
2015	1,136
2016	494
2017	527
2018	652
2019	761
2020	592
2021	1,248
2022	1,003
2023	565
2024	921
2025	466
2026	1,656

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Data for records on 1979-06-27: 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	482
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2