Weather Records on 24 March 1980

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1980. Highest significance: Gove 4W, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1980

On 24 March 1980, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 482 daily.
Gove 4W set a daily record snowfall of 25.9 cm (10.2 in) on 24 March 1980.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 24 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Topia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkland Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.5 cm (10.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 24 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 24 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 14, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1980

Top 20 records on 24 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1980	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1980	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	86 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1980	Burdett 3S, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1980	Utica, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1980	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1980	Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1980	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1980	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Cimarron, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Scott City, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Jetmore, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Kinsley 2E, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Haleakala Rs 338, US	monthly rain	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Kulani Camp 79, US	all-time rain	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1980	Burdett 3S, US	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 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

1794 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 506 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	325
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3