Weather Records on 15 July 1979

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1979. Highest significance: Kjobli I Snaasa, NO.

Key Facts for 15 July 1979

On 15 July 1979, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 562 daily.
Kjobli I Snaasa set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 15 July 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 15 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laxviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glazov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blaikliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Branna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atar	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 15 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 18, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1979

Top 20 records on 15 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1979	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1979	Mianelup, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Klimpfjall, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Sugartown, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Syracuse, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Aunet, NO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	De Ridder, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Dal, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Laxviken, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Lac Onatchiway, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Glazov, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Leipikvattnet, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Chara, RU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Malcolm, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Raymond 2E, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Beavertown 1 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979	Blaikliden, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	41 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 585 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1979-07-15: 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	381
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1