Weather Records on 9 November 1979

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1979. Highest significance: Rietpan, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 November 1979

On 9 November 1979, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 802 daily.
Rietpan set a daily record precipitation of 78.4 mm (3.1 in) on 9 November 1979.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 9 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comercio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Maia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 9 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 9 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 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

9 November 1979

Top 20 records on 9 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1979	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Zamenkomst, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Comercio, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Hickman, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Norseman, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Natividade da Serra, BR	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Graman (Ulupna), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Catucaba, BR	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Portland, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	120 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Dongara, AU	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Greenville, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Brewster, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1979	Carrington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 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

1794 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 815 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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Data for records on 1979-11-09: 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	590
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3