Weather Records on 9 October 1979

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1979. Highest significance: Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 October 1979

On 9 October 1979, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 874 daily.
Kieskamahoek (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 9 October 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 9 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Volodarskoe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanstead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskoka A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muniz Freire (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.2 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacigua (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1979

Top 20 records on 9 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1979	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1979	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1979	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Volodarskoe, KZ	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Rive, BR	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Eureka, CA	daily snowfall	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	6.5 cm (2.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Dannemora, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Evangelista de Souza, BR	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Angoon Pwr, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Madawaska, CA	daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Rennes-St Jacques, FR	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1979	Morgantown Muni AP, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	44 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 914 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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 20	643
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	7