Weather Records on 28 June 1979

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1979. Highest significance: Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU.

Key Facts for 28 June 1979

On 28 June 1979, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 525 daily.
Jerilderie Treatment Works set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 28 June 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 28 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karasuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogotol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Firth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeton (Bents Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rowan (Connorton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Herreras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 28 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1979

Top 20 records on 28 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1979	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1979	Beatrice, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1979	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1979	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1979	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Anchieta (Dnos), BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Karasuk, RU	monthly rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Seward, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Sprague, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Lawrence, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Podor, SN	daily high max	45.2 C (113.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Hickman, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Nizhneudinsk, RU	all-time high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Iconha-Montante, BR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1979	Eldon, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	37 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

1815 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1979. 1979 had 542 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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Data for records on 1979-06-28: 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	343
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	4