Weather Records on 29 September 1979

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1979. Highest significance: Edenhope (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 29 September 1979

On 29 September 1979, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 558 daily.
Edenhope (Post Office) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 29 September 1979.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 29 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Euston (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Flat (Davislea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nalcik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 307.

Records on 29 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1979

Top 20 records on 29 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1979	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1979	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Yardea, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica), BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Pyalong West (Cavan Park), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1979	Colbinabbin, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	43 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

1836 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1979. 1979 had 581 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1979-09-29: 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 2026-10-17 (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	395
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1