Weather Records on 4 December 1979

943 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1979. Highest significance: Hawarden Bridge, GB.

Key Facts for 4 December 1979

On 4 December 1979, 943 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 885 daily.
Hawarden Bridge set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 4 December 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

943 stations

943 station records on 4 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Raya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moctezuma (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

943 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1979

Top 20 records on 4 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1979	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1979	Penjamo, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Villa Cuauhtemoc, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Dauphin A, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Kasane, BW	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Prince Albert A, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Garrison, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Oxford, GB	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Moyoguarda, MX	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	La Raya, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Sidney, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Atoyac, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Greenwood, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1979	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	36 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

1796 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 943 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 50	744
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1