Weather Records on 20 January 1980

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1980. Highest significance: Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 January 1980

On 20 January 1980, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 405 daily.
Cofimvaba (Tnk) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 20 January 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 20 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skiatook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record snow depth	167.6 cm (66.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Monteiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 20 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 20 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1980

Top 20 records on 20 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1980	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Ames, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Snyder, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Paducah 7E, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Rietbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Cuero, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Manlio Fabio Altamiramo, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Springer, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Dolores, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Trout Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Galveston, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Richfield 10 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1980	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	36 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 423 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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 50	341
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1