Weather Records on 13 November 1979

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1979. Highest significance: Dunkeld, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 November 1979

On 13 November 1979, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 491 daily.
Dunkeld set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 13 November 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 13 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tantima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria de Itabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 13 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 13 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1979

Top 20 records on 13 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1979	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1979	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1979	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Vestmannaeyjar, IS	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Ica, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Tantima, MX	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Huauchinango, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Lower Chittering, AU	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1979	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	70 years	35 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

1795 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 500 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	408
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2