Weather Records on 8 August 1979

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1979. Highest significance: Fredonia, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1979

On 8 August 1979, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 443 daily.
Fredonia set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 8 August 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 8 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuichapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 8 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1979

Top 20 records on 8 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1979	Fredonia, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1979	Sundance, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1979	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Howard, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Walnut, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Bradford 4SW Rsch 5, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Upton 13 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Deadwood, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Bakke, NO	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Charles City, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Newcastle, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Calmar, CA	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Olovjannaja, RU	all-time rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Liepaja, LV	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Kane 1NNE, US	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1979	Luverne, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	77 years	38 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 466 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	269
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1