Weather Records on 23 September 1979

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1979. Highest significance: Monte Belo, BR.

Key Facts for 23 September 1979

On 23 September 1979, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 543 daily.
Monte Belo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.3 mm (4.1 in) on 23 September 1979.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 23 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monte Belo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoseda Hard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza Normal Rural	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth US Grant Br	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clube de Regatas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg (Civ/Fafb)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kiel-Kronshagen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 23 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 43, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1979

Top 20 records on 23 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1979	Monte Belo, BR	monthly rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Monte Carmelo, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Pbo Anantapur, IN	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Quata, BR	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Hoseda Hard, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Nogliki, RU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Ogulin, HR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Iguatama, BR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Chemnitz, DE	monthly low max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Biskra, DZ	monthly low max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Jardinopolis, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Norfolk Intl AP, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Norfolk NAS, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Atequiza Normal Rural, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Elatma, RU	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1979	Fazenda Sao Luiz, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1979	Serrana, BR	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 586 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 10	414
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1