Weather Records on 1 August 1979

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1979. Highest significance: Kudymkar, RU.

Key Facts for 1 August 1979

On 1 August 1979, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 552 daily.
Kudymkar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 75.1 mm (3.0 in) on 1 August 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 1 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Velmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lysva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhni Sirohozy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beregovo	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 1 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 552.

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 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1979

Top 20 records on 1 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1979	Kudymkar, RU	all-time rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1979	Uccle, BE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1979	Fredonia, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Biser, RU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Hamilton Fairfield, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Serov, RU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Anderson, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Cayuga Lock #1, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Velmo, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Vevay, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Lysva, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	London Int'l Airport, CA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Turkestan, KZ	all-time high min	30.5 C (86.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Salem, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Waterloo, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1979	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	43 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

1797 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1979. 1979 had 580 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1979-08-01: 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	324
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2