Weather Records on 11 February 1980

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1980. Highest significance: Nairibin, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1980

On 11 February 1980, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 688 daily.
Nairibin set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 11 February 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 11 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Porongorup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waco 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parkfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 189.

Records on 11 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	189

Records on 11 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 18, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1980

Top 20 records on 11 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1980	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1980	Porongorup, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1980	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1980	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Dardanup East, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Wellington, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Broomehill East, AU	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Wagin, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Parsons 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Culicup Estate, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Darkan, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Horseshoe, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1980	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	52 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

1798 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1980. 1980 had 711 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	479
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	8
300 to 350	1