Weather Records on 10 October 1979

1,677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1979. Highest significance: Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1979

On 10 October 1979, 1,677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 478 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 138 monthly and 1,539 daily.
Moorleah (Preolenna Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 10 October 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,677 stations

1,677 station records on 10 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Detention River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tjamotis	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld (Corea South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amissville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,677 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 496, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 10 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	496
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 10 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 138, daily 1,539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,440 broken records

Margins by which the 1,440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1979

Top 20 records on 10 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1979	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1979	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1979	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1979	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1979	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1979	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1979	North River Dam, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1979	Thomas, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Storrs, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Taunton, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Tsolo, ZA	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Dale Enterprise, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Staunton Wtp, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Moutajup, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Princetown, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1979	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	116 years	52 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 1,677 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 50	1,356
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1