Weather Records on 19 November 1979

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1979. Highest significance: Boa Viagem, BR.

Key Facts for 19 November 1979

On 19 November 1979, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 505 daily.
Boa Viagem set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 19 November 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 19 November 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boa Viagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marcelino Vieira (Panatis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Sdg (Tar 354 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iapi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 19 November 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 19 November 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1979

Top 20 records on 19 November 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1979	Boa Viagem, BR	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1979	Poranga, BR	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1979	Mineirolandia, BR	all-time rain	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1979	Milha, BR	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1979	Acude Velame, BR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1979	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1979	Mombaca, BR	monthly rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Alexandria, BR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Acude Cedro, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Fazenda Jardim, BR	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Prudente de Morais, BR	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Marcelino Vieira (Panatis), BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Suassurana, BR	monthly rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Nova Russas, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Baturite, BR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Sao Joao Do Tigre, BR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1979	Haines Junction, CA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 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

1793 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 527 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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	394
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1