Weather Records on 7 November 1979

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1979. Highest significance: Bloomfield 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1979

On 7 November 1979, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 496 daily.
Bloomfield 3 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 7 November 1979.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 7 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Esso	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Encantado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Candido Rodrigues	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Bay A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wales	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pithara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1979

Top 20 records on 7 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1979	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1979	Kasilof 3 NW, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Iliamna AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Wales, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica), BR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Odesa, UA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Milan, IT	monthly high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko, UA	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Novomirgorod, UA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Kenai AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Itajobi, BR	monthly rain	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Esso, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Moskalvo, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Olekminsk, RU	daily low min	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1979	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1979	Voznesensk, UA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1979	Yandal, AU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1979	Tambar Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	54 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

1794 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 513 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	427
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1