Weather Records on 10 July 1979

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1979. Highest significance: Pella, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 July 1979

On 10 July 1979, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 650 daily.
Pella set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 10 July 1979.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 10 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjurholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 10 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1979

Top 20 records on 10 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1979	Pella, ZA	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Ekefors, SE	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	all-time rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Hartford City 4 ESE, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Hagshults_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Arley 1 S, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	St Andrews, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Putbus, DE	daily low max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Boquilla Numero Uno, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Lessebo, SE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Vilsandi, EE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Bladgrond, ZA	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1979	Delta, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 686 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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	459
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1