Weather Records on 10 November 1979

1,095 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1979. Highest significance: Valley Head, US.

Key Facts for 10 November 1979

On 10 November 1979, 1,095 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Valley Head set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 10 November 1979.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

1,095 stations

1,095 station records on 10 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	233.6 mm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conasauga 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,095 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 10 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 10 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 November 1979

Top 20 records on 10 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1979	Valley Head, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1979	Usina Itatinga, BR	monthly rain	233.6 mm (9.2 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Adairsville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra), BR	daily rain	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Livingston, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Cuba, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Oneonta, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Montevallo, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Boaz, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Eucla, AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Rome, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1979	Wonnenup, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	47 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

1835 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1979. 1979 had 1,095 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

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Data for records on 1979-11-10: 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	724
20 to 40	119
40 to 60	38
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1