Weather Records on 16 July 1979

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1979. Highest significance: Araruna, BR.

Key Facts for 16 July 1979

On 16 July 1979, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 532 daily.
Araruna set a daily record precipitation of 102.0 mm (4.0 in) on 16 July 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 16 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knightville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Drexel Un	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grangesberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1979

Top 20 records on 16 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1979	Araruna, BR	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Elkhart, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Holyoke, US	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Beaver, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Chiricahua Nm, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Knightville Dam, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Milford, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Amherst, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Chasm Falls, US	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Franklin, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Willapa Harbor, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Lake Delaware, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	McKeesport, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1979	Brucefield, CA	all-time high min	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	40 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

1798 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1979. 1979 had 543 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1979-07-16: 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	330
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2