Weather Records on 14 April 1980

1,509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1980. Highest significance: Marion, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1980

On 14 April 1980, 1,509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 640 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 169 monthly and 1,338 daily.
Marion set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 14 April 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,509 stations

1,509 station records on 14 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carter Twr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnasaw Twr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Guandu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Do Jetiba (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,509 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 335, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 305, Heaviest daily rainfall 361, Heaviest daily snowfall 188, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 14 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	335
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	305
Heaviest daily rainfall	361
Heaviest daily snowfall	188
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 14 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 169, daily 1,338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,295 broken records

Margins by which the 1,295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1980

Top 20 records on 14 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1980	Marion, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1980	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1980	Carter Twr, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1980	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1980	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Geneseo, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Shelbina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Griggsville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Lincoln, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Gijon la Merced, ES	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Resplendor-Jusante, BR	monthly rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Dores Do Manhumirim, BR	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Pana, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Lebanon 2W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Mexico, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	monthly snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1980	Carnasaw Twr, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	50 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

1801 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1980. 1980 had 1,509 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	1,246
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1