Weather Records on 11 October 1979

1,260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1979. Highest significance: Uxbridge, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1979

On 11 October 1979, 1,260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
526 were record highs and 476 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,159 daily.
Uxbridge set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 11 October 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,260 stations

1,260 station records on 11 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rapidan	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oldenburg (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Serrita (Serrinha)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza Normal Rural	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojebyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,260 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 328, Lowest daily maximum 358, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 11 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	328
Lowest daily maximum	358
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 11 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 100, daily 1,159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

986 broken records

Margins by which the 986 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1979

Top 20 records on 11 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1979	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1979	Rapidan, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1979	Genoa, IT	daily rain	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	122 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Hardwick, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Westfield, US	monthly snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Linton Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Hubbardston, US	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Clinton, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Big Meadows, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Sterling, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Pemberton, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Norfolk 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1979	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 1,260 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	952
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1