Weather Records on 10 September 1979

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1979. Highest significance: Hettinger, US.

Key Facts for 10 September 1979

On 10 September 1979, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 553 daily.
Hettinger set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 10 September 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 10 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calpulalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sejmchan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Panorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 10 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1979

Top 20 records on 10 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1979	Hettinger, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1979	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Lemmon, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Mott, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Ralph 1 N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Menard, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Half Moon Bay, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1979	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Lompoc, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Mistassini Post, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Imperial, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Springview 2NW, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Wessington Springs, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1979	Snowtown, AU	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	58 years	32 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

1812 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1979. 1979 had 563 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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	414
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1