Weather Records on 1 February 1980

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1980. Highest significance: Yarrie, AU.

Key Facts for 1 February 1980

On 1 February 1980, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 340 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 666 daily.
Yarrie set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 1 February 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

689 stations

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

Weather records on 1 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Felix	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista Do Tupim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 1 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 1 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 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 February 1980

Top 20 records on 1 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1980	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1980	Chugwater, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1980	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Vicosa, BR	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Towera, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Slavsko, UA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Medicine Bow, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	138 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly low min	-42.6 C (-44.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Carpenter 3N, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Sao Felix, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Montenegro, BR	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Marillana, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Boa Vista Do Tupim, BR	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1980	Usina Congonhal, BR	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	40 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 689 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	486
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1