Weather Records on 20 March 1980

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1980. Highest significance: Savannah 6 SW, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1980

On 20 March 1980, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 449 daily.
Savannah 6 SW set a daily record precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 20 March 1980.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 20 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vrouenspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baker City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maradi	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.7 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 20 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 20 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 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

20 March 1980

Top 20 records on 20 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1980	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Dickson, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Moscow, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Hernando, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Albemarle, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Centerville Water Pl, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Greenville, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Oak Ridge Atdd, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Highlands, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Allardt, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Chemnitz, DE	daily low max	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1980	Columbia 3 WNW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	37 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

1808 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1980. 1980 had 458 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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Data for records on 1980-03-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 100	394
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1