Weather Records on 6 October 1979

1,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1979. Highest significance: Currie Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1979

On 6 October 1979, 1,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 947 daily.
Currie Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 6 October 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,002 stations

1,002 station records on 6 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tahara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torquay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amvrosiivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga (Kunat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bentleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren (Brechin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,002 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 6 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1979

Top 20 records on 6 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1979	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1979	Broadford Golf Course, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1979	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1979	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Elmore, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Werribee Research Farm, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Virginia Sheedy Road, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Pyalong West (Cavan Park), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Anna, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Mitcham, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Pascoe Vale, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1979	Tahara, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	49 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

1802 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 1,002 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1979-10-06: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 October 1979
Margin	Records
0 to 10	685
10 to 20	91
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1