Weather Records on 11 July 1979

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1979. Highest significance: Houma, US.

Key Facts for 11 July 1979

On 11 July 1979, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 505 daily.
Houma set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 11 July 1979.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

519 stations

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

Weather records on 11 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ohs	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Bergnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazgorodok	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Uda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanavara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McComb AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Picayune	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norrby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 11 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1979

Top 20 records on 11 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1979	Houma, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Bertioga, BR	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	El Chico, MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Pretty Rock, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Ohs, SE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Norra_Bergnas, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Experiment, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Cleveland, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	McComb AP, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Viljandi, EE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Montmorillon, FR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Kazgorodok, KZ	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Rome, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Rockport, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1979	Ust-Uda, RU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 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

1813 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1979. 1979 had 519 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 10	336
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1