Weather Records on 14 July 1979

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1979. Highest significance: Gwalior, IN.

Key Facts for 14 July 1979

On 14 July 1979, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 543 daily.
Gwalior set an all-time record daily precipitation of 279.9 mm (11.0 in) on 14 July 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 14 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tjamotis	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bispgarden 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sikaskalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tavda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laxviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedlovaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munsvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hissmofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aktse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bge C Lac Chateauvert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flakatrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 14 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 10, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1979

Top 20 records on 14 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1979	Gwalior, IN	all-time rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Verma, NO	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Tjamotis, SE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Crystal Falls 6 NE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Murom, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Brjansk, RU	all-time rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Kazan, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Ust-Njukzha, RU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Dimbokro, CI	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Algona, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Winchester Airport 3 E, US	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Bispgarden 1, SE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Borden, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Kewanee 1E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1979	Melville, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	36 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

1802 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 559 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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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	328
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1