Weather Records on 15 January 1980

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1980. Highest significance: Dzizak, UZ.

Key Facts for 15 January 1980

On 15 January 1980, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 888 daily.
Dzizak set an all-time record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 15 January 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 15 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	74.4 cm (29.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 422, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	422
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 888.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1980

Top 20 records on 15 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1980	Dzizak, UZ	all-time rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Milgun, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Gunlock Ph, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Fundao, BR	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Wirra, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Paragonah, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Nantucket Mem AP, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Chirelillup, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Correntes, BR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Borden, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd), BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Marshall, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1980	Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd), BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 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

1795 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 901 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	657
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2