Weather Records on 4 October 1979

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1979. Highest significance: Trida (Willandra National Park, AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1979

On 4 October 1979, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 713 daily.
Trida (Willandra National Park set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 4 October 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 4 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coral Harbour A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelham	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weemelah Balarang Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 4 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1979

Top 20 records on 4 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1979	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Weemelah (Crinolyn), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Orono, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Pokataroo (Durhambone), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Coral Harbour A, CA	daily snowfall	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Alibek, AZ	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Wick, GB	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Mansfield, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1979	Mungindi (Wilgabah), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	42 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

1795 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 733 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1979-10-04: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	531
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1