Weather Records on 6 November 1979

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1979. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 6 November 1979

On 6 November 1979, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 549 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 November 1979.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 6 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nufringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenningen-Schopfloch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reutlingen-Betzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buhlertal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coribe (Rio Alegre)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brotas de Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.1 C (-45.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagold	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 6 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 6 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1979

Top 20 records on 6 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1979	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	177 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 November 1979	Bad Liebenzell, DE	all-time rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1979	Ulm, DE	monthly rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1979	Bad-Calmbach Wildbad, DE	all-time rain	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1979	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Kempten, DE	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Hechingen, DE	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Nufringen, DE	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Klippeneck, DE	monthly rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Bad Kohlgrub (A), DE	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Iliamna AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Donaueschingen, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Lenningen-Schopfloch, DE	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	all-time rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1979	Reutlingen-Betzingen, DE	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 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 581 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	441
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2