Weather Records on 14 August 1979

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1979. Highest significance: Trinidad, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1979

On 14 August 1979, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 761 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,074 daily.
Trinidad set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 14 August 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 14 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Afton 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyssa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bel'cy	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 531, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 230, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 14 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	531
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	230
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 1,074.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

874 broken records

Margins by which the 874 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1979

Top 20 records on 14 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1979	Trinidad, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1979	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1979	Hermiston 1 SE, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Owyhee Dam, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Pendleton Branch Exp STN, US	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Alfoten II, NO	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Lake Maloya, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Southampton, CA	monthly low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Cartwright, CA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Rio Do Peixe (Mmv), BR	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Bakke, NO	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Webster City, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Hundseid I Vikedal, NO	daily rain	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Nyssa, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Sauda, NO	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1979	Kolomyia, UA	monthly rain	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	42 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 1,115 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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Data for records on 1979-08-14: 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	812
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1