Weather Records on 4 April 1980

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1980. Highest significance: Eastman 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1980

On 4 April 1980, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 668 daily.
Eastman 1 W set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 4 April 1980.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 4 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caxambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tunka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freiberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 4 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 4 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1980

Top 20 records on 4 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1980	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Fazenda da Guarda (Parque), BR	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Imperial, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Goodland, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Kingsley Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Cresciumal, BR	monthly rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Paxton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Caxambu, BR	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Vona, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Campo Alegre, BR	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Wauneta, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Gavar, AM	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Cristina, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Gaspe, CA	daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Amealco, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1980	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 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 690 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	564
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1