Weather Records on 14 November 1979

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1979. Highest significance: Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU.

Key Facts for 14 November 1979

On 14 November 1979, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 540 daily.
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.5 mm (2.2 in) on 14 November 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 14 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Western River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tataira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtle Bank (Lanoma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kinuso Rs	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 14 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 14 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1979

Top 20 records on 14 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1979	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1979	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1979	Western River, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Tataira, BR	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Mount Hope, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Charlottetown A, CA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Port Hastings, CA	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Kingoonya, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Stokes, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1979	Alliston, CA	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 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

1801 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1979. 1979 had 551 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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 25	469
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1