Weather Records on 28 July 1979

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1979. Highest significance: Cherdyn', RU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1979

On 28 July 1979, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 654 daily.
Cherdyn' set a daily record precipitation of 39.5 mm (1.6 in) on 28 July 1979.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 28 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cook STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borgardet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hmas Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 31, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1979

Top 20 records on 28 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1979	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1979	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1979	San Marcos, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1979	Greenville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1979	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Houston, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Subiaco, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Windsor, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Waterloo 6SW, US	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Boerne, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Rockville, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Cook STN, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Mattoon, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Alliston, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Borgardet, SE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Ft Smith Wtp, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Perryville Wtp, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Hillgrove Station, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1979	Chester, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	48 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

1815 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1979. 1979 had 692 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1979-07-28: 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	451
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1