Weather Records on 24 September 1979

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1979. Highest significance: Loongana, AU.

Key Facts for 24 September 1979

On 24 September 1979, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 559 daily.
Loongana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 24 September 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 24 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karcultaby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Benin	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Riem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 24 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1979

Top 20 records on 24 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1979	Loongana, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Karcultaby, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Immarna, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Penong (Penalumba), AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Nundroo, AU	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Oberviechtach, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Dresden-Hosterwitz, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Coloso, PR	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Ocala, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1979	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	40 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

1803 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1979. 1979 had 577 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	431
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2