Weather Records on 13 April 1980

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1980. Highest significance: Houma, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1980

On 13 April 1980, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 689 daily.
Houma set a daily record precipitation of 175.8 mm (6.9 in) on 13 April 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 13 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 13 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 13 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1980

Top 20 records on 13 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1980	Houma, US	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1980	Reserve, US	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1980	New Orleans Algiers, US	monthly rain	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1980	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1980	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Morgan City, US	daily rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Biloxi, US	monthly rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Ookala 223, US	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Georgetown, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Haina 214, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Joacaba, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Montenegro, BR	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Huelva, ES	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Gold Beach Rs, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Newport, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1980	Prata, BR	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 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

1798 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1980. 1980 had 734 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	602
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1