Weather Records on 24 August 1979

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1979. Highest significance: Livingston AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1979

On 24 August 1979, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 450 daily.
Livingston AP set an all-time record daily precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 24 August 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 24 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Cuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorine Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Raphael	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Einbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forder 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lessebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mermentau	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clendening Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 24 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1979

Top 20 records on 24 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1979	Livingston AP, US	all-time rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1979	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1979	Stamps, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Lethbridge A, CA	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Centerburg, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Gaylord, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Las Cuevas, MX	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Superior, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Thomasville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Farnham, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Maravatio, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1979	Moorine Rock, AU	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	24 years	34 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

1802 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 475 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 20	346
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1