Weather Records on 7 October 1979

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1979. Highest significance: Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1979

On 7 October 1979, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 708 daily.
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 7 October 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 7 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niu Ridge 1035	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 398, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 7 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	398
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 65, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1979

Top 20 records on 7 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1979	Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Vernal, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Vila Prosperidade (Gm), BR	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Tweedraai, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	95 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Ouray, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1979	Caveside, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Elk, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	85 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Susanville 2SW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Tatum, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Duncan, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Prineville, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 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

1802 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 774 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 5	489
5 to 10	32
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	5
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	3