Weather Records on 11 March 1980

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1980. Highest significance: Chapaevo, KZ.

Key Facts for 11 March 1980

On 11 March 1980, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 464 daily.
Chapaevo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 11 March 1980.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

472 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chapaevo	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stereguscij	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caplan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maradi	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Glen (Rayak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fritz Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frolovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.8 cm (9.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 11 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 11 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1980

Top 20 records on 11 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1980	Chapaevo, KZ	all-time rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1980	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Kherson, UA	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Stereguscij, UA	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Uglegorsk, RU	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Tsolo, ZA	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Quiriego (Smn), MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Gertspan, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily low max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Richland, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1980	Ste Rose du Degelis, CA	daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1980	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1980	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	69 years	32 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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 472 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 100	378
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1