Weather Records on 1 January 1980

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1980. Highest significance: Marree (Witchelina), AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1980

On 1 January 1980, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 402 daily.
Marree (Witchelina) set a daily record precipitation of 73.4 mm (2.9 in) on 1 January 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 1 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Todmorden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florieton (Bundey Bore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Divinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 1 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 1 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1980

Top 20 records on 1 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1980	Marree (Witchelina), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1980	Cradock, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1980	Blanchetown, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1980	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1980	Seliatyn, UA	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Virginia City, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Todmorden, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Matias Romero (Smn), MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Coleman Fisheries STN, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Cradock (Yednalue), AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Australia Plains, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Challis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	St-Girons, FR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1980	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1980	Petoskey, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1980. 1980 had 408 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	291
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1