Weather Records on 16 September 1979

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1979. Highest significance: Sevastopol',Mgs, UA.

Key Facts for 16 September 1979

On 16 September 1979, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 449 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,001 daily.
Sevastopol',Mgs set a daily record precipitation of 52.5 mm (2.1 in) on 16 September 1979.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 16 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Tintero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 308, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 274, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	308
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	274
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 1,001.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1979

Top 20 records on 16 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1979	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Willcox, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Villa Ahumada, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Socorro, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	23.1 C (73.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	El Tintero, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Magdalena, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Hatch, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Mt Locke, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Las Burras, MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Tecamachalco, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Tombstone, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Presa Francisco I. Madero, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Rinconada, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1979	Galeana, MX	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	21 years	37 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 1,025 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	776
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1