Weather Records on 31 March 1980

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1980. Highest significance: Franklin, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1980

On 31 March 1980, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 616 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 31 March 1980.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 31 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biritiba Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Drexel Un	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 31 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 31 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1980

Top 20 records on 31 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1980	Franklin, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1980	Bridger 2 N, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1980	Bridger 2 N, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1980	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Paxton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Wauneta, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Kingsley Dam, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Evangelista de Souza, BR	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Hershey 5 SSE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Willow Grove NAS, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Crescent Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Represa Itatinga, BR	daily rain	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Otis 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1980	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	42 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 640 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1980-03-31: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	492
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1