Weather Records on 31 July 1979

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1979. Highest significance: Vladikavkaz, RU.

Key Facts for 31 July 1979

On 31 July 1979, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 492 daily.
Vladikavkaz set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 31 July 1979.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 31 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quapaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 31 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1979

Top 20 records on 31 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1979	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1979	Brockville, CA	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Lugano, CH	monthly rain	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Freedom, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Miami, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Rantoul, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Nogliki, RU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Kinsley 2E, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Garden City, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Sao Goncalo Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Dexter, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Burbank, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Enid, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Mutual, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Sedan, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Minsk, BY	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1979	Snowflake, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 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

1804 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1979. 1979 had 501 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-07-31: 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	333
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1