Weather Records on 16 October 1979

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1979. Highest significance: Calvillo (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 16 October 1979

On 16 October 1979, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 574 daily.
Calvillo (Smn) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 38.3 C (100.9 F) on 16 October 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 16 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bispgarden 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strombacka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Cua	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tunka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tihvin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sosjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1979

Top 20 records on 16 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1979	Calvillo (Smn), MX	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Bispgarden 1, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Strombacka, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Columbus, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Elk, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Embrun, FR	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1979	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Faverges-de-la-Tour, FR	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Waterdale, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Kimball 2NE, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Tepatitlan, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Grundforsen, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Vandalia, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Klipspruit, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Doornhoek, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1979	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 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

1796 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 580 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	453
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1