Weather Records on 15 March 1980

503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1980. Highest significance: Jacigua (Dnos), BR.

Key Facts for 15 March 1980

On 15 March 1980, 503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 495 daily.
Jacigua (Dnos) set a daily record precipitation of 95.4 mm (3.8 in) on 15 March 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

503 stations

503 station records on 15 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacigua (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.4 cm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maradi	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman 12 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brushy Run	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monteiro Lobato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Fatima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

503 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 15 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 15 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1980

Top 20 records on 15 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1980	Jacigua (Dnos), BR	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Milan, IT	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Lastovo, HR	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Acude Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Schefferville A, CA	daily snowfall	18.4 cm (7.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Raul Soares-Montante, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Astara, AZ	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Pasadena, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1980	Maradi, NE	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1980	Newell, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1980	Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1980	Danner, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1980	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1980	Wessington Springs, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1980	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 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

1810 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1980. 1980 had 503 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	369
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1