Weather Records on 22 October 1979

1,826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1979. Highest significance: Marquette, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1979

On 22 October 1979, 1,826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,169 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 1,746 daily.
Marquette set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 22 October 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,826 stations

1,826 station records on 22 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,826 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 578, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 591, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 22 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	578
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	591
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 22 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 80, daily 1,746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,533 broken records

Margins by which the 1,533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1979

Top 20 records on 22 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1979	Marquette, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1979	Charles City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1979	Allison, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1979	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1979	Harlan, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Fairfield, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Breakwater, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Independence #1, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Knoxville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Dumont, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Audubon, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1979	Laona 6 SW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 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 1,826 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	1,356
20 to 40	114
40 to 60	37
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	8
120 to 140	3