Weather Records on 11 April 1980

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1980. Highest significance: Auburn 5 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 1980

On 11 April 1980, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 388 daily.
Auburn 5 ESE set a daily record snowfall of 12.4 cm (4.9 in) on 11 April 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 11 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mwinilunga	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Amalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caconde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 11 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 11 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1980

Top 20 records on 11 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1980	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Iowa City, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Altinopolis, BR	monthly rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Farmington, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Teberda, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Richmond, CA	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Maryville 2E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Ottumwa Ind AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Sigourney, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Belfast, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Mwinilunga, ZM	monthly rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1980	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1980	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1980	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1980	Panindicuaro, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	33 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

1800 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1980. 1980 had 399 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	324
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1