Weather Records on 23 March 1980

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1980. Highest significance: Rocky Ford 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1980

On 23 March 1980, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 406 daily.
Rocky Ford 2 SE set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 23 March 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 23 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camrose 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camrose 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.8 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vermilion A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.6 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 23 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 23 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1980

Top 20 records on 23 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1980	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Wasa, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Ordway 4 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Camrose 2, CA	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Taos, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Stonington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Regnier, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Alliance, CA	daily snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12.8 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Eads, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	22.5 C (72.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1980	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	33.7 C (92.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1980	Doherty Rch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1980	Dilia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	34 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

1796 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 422 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	296
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1