Weather Records on 13 September 1979

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1979. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 1979

On 13 September 1979, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 532 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 13 September 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 13 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Simanovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	275.8 mm (10.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naggen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 13 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 36, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1979

Top 20 records on 13 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1979	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1979	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1979	Brooksville Exp STN, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Crandall 8 N, US	monthly rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Nashville Intl AP, US	all-time rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	El Molino, MX	all-time rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Red Bay, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Enterprise, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Simanovskaja, RU	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Bodajbo, RU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Melvin, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Buckatunna 1 NE, US	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Paulding, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Shuqualak, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1979	Livingston, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	48 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 574 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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Data for records on 1979-09-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	380
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1