Weather Records on 4 July 1979

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1979. Highest significance: Farmingdale 4 N, US.

Key Facts for 4 July 1979

On 4 July 1979, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 575 daily.
Farmingdale 4 N set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 4 July 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 4 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmingdale 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turner	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Val-Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ahalcihe	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotlas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Chenalho (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 4 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1979

Top 20 records on 4 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1979	Farmingdale 4 N, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1979	Wyola 1 SW, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Siquirichi (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Turner, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Danville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Cedar Falls Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Val-Marie, CA	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Kentland, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Grass Range, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Richmond, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Falmouth, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Whitestown, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Ahalcihe, GE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Kotlas, RU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1979	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 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

1806 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1979. 1979 had 604 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1979-07-04: 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 20	396
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1