Weather Records on 7 December 1979

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1979. Highest significance: Federal Pt, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1979

On 7 December 1979, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 802 daily.
Federal Pt set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 7 December 1979.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 7 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1979

Top 20 records on 7 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1979	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Naples, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Morehead City 2 WNW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Arcadia, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	monthly high max	19.9 C (67.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Crescent City, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Uccle, BE	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1979	Putbus, DE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	110 years	40 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 827 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	694
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1