Weather Records on 11 June 1979

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 June 1979. Highest significance: Tian-Shan, KG.

Key Facts for 11 June 1979

On 11 June 1979, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 707 daily.
Tian-Shan set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 11 June 1979.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 11 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kugali	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarkand	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sabdan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Raphael	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Toro MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanstead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 11 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 11 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 June 1979

Top 20 records on 11 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 1979	Tian-Shan, KG	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	San Diego Intl AP, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Los Angeles Intl AP, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Newport News Press Bld, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Brackettville, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Pasadena, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Torrance AP, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Renningen-Ihinger Hof, DE	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	San Saba, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Bishopton, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Guantanamo Bay NAS, CU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1979	Schenectady, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	44 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 745 records.

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

Records on 06-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	2
1811	1
1812	1
1816	1
1821	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1869	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	5
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	15
1904	4
1905	9
1906	11
1907	23
1908	20
1909	22
1910	28
1911	59
1912	40
1913	32
1914	26
1915	44
1916	73
1917	157
1918	29
1919	27
1920	37
1921	109
1922	69
1923	199
1924	114
1925	138
1926	130
1927	181
1928	179
1929	132
1930	143
1931	200
1932	174
1933	589
1934	228
1935	243
1936	377
1937	386
1938	370
1939	344
1940	388
1941	623
1942	515
1943	216
1944	266
1945	702
1946	283
1947	754
1948	361
1949	461
1950	352
1951	417
1952	580
1953	585
1954	288
1955	1,073
1956	783
1957	599
1958	554
1959	315
1960	260
1961	390
1962	314
1963	707
1964	601
1965	405
1966	530
1967	494
1968	423
1969	620
1970	762
1971	368
1972	1,455
1973	803
1974	543
1975	622
1976	621
1977	530
1978	517
1979	745
1980	765
1981	866
1982	633
1983	596
1984	824
1985	725
1986	720
1987	494
1988	1,012
1989	879
1990	612
1991	922
1992	833
1993	938
1994	608
1995	1,273
1996	1,127
1997	1,067
1998	1,487
1999	916
2000	1,271
2001	1,027
2002	1,057
2003	857
2004	939
2005	1,828
2006	1,566
2007	778
2008	1,468
2009	1,012
2010	1,263
2011	918
2012	864
2013	892
2014	536
2015	583
2016	810
2017	760
2018	645
2019	915
2020	581
2021	1,036
2022	1,449
2023	570
2024	604
2025	724
2026	867

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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 20	551
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1