Weather Records on 30 October 1979

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1979. Highest significance: Sheldon, US.

Key Facts for 30 October 1979

On 30 October 1979, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 707 daily.
Sheldon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 30 October 1979.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 30 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aetna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 30 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 30 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 99, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1979

Top 20 records on 30 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1979	Sheldon, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1979	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1979	Stockton 1 E, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1979	Palco, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Walthill 1E, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Central City, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Concordia ASOS, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Sioux City AP, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Woodward, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Coldwater, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Kingman, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Larned, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Schuyler, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Sibley, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Primghar, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Greensburg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1979	Inman 5SW, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	49 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

1799 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1979. 1979 had 809 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-10-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	543
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	9
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2