Weather Records on 25 July 1979

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1979. Highest significance: Beaumont City, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1979

On 25 July 1979, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 817 daily.
Beaumont City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 25 July 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 25 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	277.6 mm (10.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Englehart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pechora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 396.

Records on 25 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 202.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1979

Top 20 records on 25 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1979	Beaumont City, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1979	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1979	Amos, CA	all-time rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Gibson City, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Port Dalhousie, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Galveston, US	daily rain	277.6 mm (10.9 in)	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Kipawa Laniel, CA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Clarinda, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Waupaca, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Englehart, CA	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Lawrence, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Oregon, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1979	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	48 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

1795 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 847 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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Data for records on 1979-07-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	640
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1