Weather Records on 14 March 1980

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1980. Highest significance: Goshen, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1980

On 14 March 1980, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 771 daily.
Goshen set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 14 March 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 14 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Kimberley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maradi	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sawyers Bar Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 253, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 14 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	253
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 14 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1980

Top 20 records on 14 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1980	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1980	Mantova, IT	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Sao Manuel, BR	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Greenview, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Reston, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Tamaqua 4 N Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Bolivar, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Hinckley 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1980	Paupack 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 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

1810 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1980. 1980 had 780 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	608
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1