Weather Records on 15 October 1979

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1979. Highest significance: Pit Rvr Ph 5, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1979

On 15 October 1979, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 705 daily.
Pit Rvr Ph 5 set a daily record precipitation of 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 15 October 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 15 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koskats	Sweden	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 187, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	187
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1979

Top 20 records on 15 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1979	Pit Rvr Ph 5, US	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Coimbra, PT	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Usina Do Fojo, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Calvillo (Smn), MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Berlin, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Westerland, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Tavernier, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Grafton, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Aiken 5SE, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1979	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1979	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1979	Canby 3 SW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1979	Healdsburg, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1979	Forest Grove, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1979	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1979	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	72 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

1794 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 720 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	502
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2