Weather Records on 5 July 1979

919 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1979. Highest significance: Grindstone Island, CA.

Key Facts for 5 July 1979

On 5 July 1979, 919 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 555 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 844 daily.
Grindstone Island set a daily record precipitation of 41.8 mm (1.6 in) on 5 July 1979.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

919 stations

919 station records on 5 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Polovinnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Benin	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh WSO City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

919 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 269, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 286, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	269
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	286
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 71, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1979

Top 20 records on 5 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1979	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Le Roy, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Uniontown 1 NE, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Tescott, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Polovinnoe, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Save, BJ	all-time rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Redlands, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Pudino, RU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Manassas 3 NW, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Norwood, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1979	Madison, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	20 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

1796 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 919 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 1979-07-05: 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	590
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2