Weather Records on 7 July 1979

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1979. Highest significance: Barabinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 7 July 1979

On 7 July 1979, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 590 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 892 daily.
Barabinsk set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 7 July 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 7 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 323, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	323
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1979

Top 20 records on 7 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1979	Barabinsk, RU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1979	Georgetown, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1979	Forsyth 6 NNW, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Gogland, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Fairbury 7S, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Banner Elk, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Franklin, US	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Loup City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Ruy Barbosa, BR	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Vaughn, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Santuck, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Albion, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Hebron, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Concord, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1979	Clinton, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	40 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 924 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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Data for records on 1979-07-07: 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	633
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1