Weather Records on 15 April 1980

1,066 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1980. Highest significance: Williamsburg 1E, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 1980

On 15 April 1980, 1,066 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 440 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Williamsburg 1E set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 15 April 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,066 stations

1,066 station records on 15 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Sofia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,066 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 15 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 15 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

921 broken records

Margins by which the 921 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1980

Top 20 records on 15 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1980	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1980	Santander Centro, ES	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Estacao Experimental, BR	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Tipton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Bairro Do Pinheiro, BR	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Cerradinho, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Summerfield 2 NE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Wytheville, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Galena, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Pana, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1980	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	47 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 1,066 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	892
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1