Weather Records on 19 September 1979

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1979. Highest significance: Ocotlan de Morelos, MX.

Key Facts for 19 September 1979

On 19 September 1979, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 708 daily.
Ocotlan de Morelos set an all-time record daily precipitation of 265.9 mm (10.5 in) on 19 September 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 19 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	297.4 mm (11.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inhumas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Severo-Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Velmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Refugio	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.3 mm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 19 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 202.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1979

Top 20 records on 19 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1979	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	all-time rain	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 1979	Alice, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1979	Danevang 1 W, US	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1979	Houston Wb City, US	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1979	Matagorda #2, US	monthly rain	297.4 mm (11.7 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	monthly rain	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Inhumas, BR	monthly rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Gonda, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra), BR	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Severo-Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Galveston, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Sealy, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Velmo, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Catus, FR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Freeport 2 NW, US	monthly rain	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1979	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	46 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

1805 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1979. 1979 had 727 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 50	537
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1