Weather Records on 6 August 1979

544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1979. Highest significance: Staraja_Russa, RU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1979

On 6 August 1979, 544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 518 daily.
Staraja_Russa set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 6 August 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

544 stations

544 station records on 6 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hmas Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agterkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helsingborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

544 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1979

Top 20 records on 6 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1979	Staraja_Russa, RU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Paveletz, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Buffalo, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Piqua, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Hmas Cerberus, AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Kanevskaja, RU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Riverton, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1979	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1979	Hvojnaja, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1979	Ft Morgan, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1979	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1979	Corrales, MX	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 544 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	370
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1