Weather Records on 1 September 1979

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1979. Highest significance: Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 September 1979

On 1 September 1979, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 417 daily.
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 1 September 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

459 stations

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

Weather records on 1 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Van	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 226.

Records on 1 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 197.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1979

Top 20 records on 1 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1979	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1979	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	86 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1979	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1979	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1979	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Iqaluit A, CA	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Melita, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Lincoln, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Kharkiv, UA	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Upham 3 N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Velykyi Burluk, UA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Bratoljubovka, RU	monthly rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Hedley, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Pickle Lake (Aut), CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Barton, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1979	Mazanovo, RU	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 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 459 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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 25	325
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1