Weather Records on 11 May 1980

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1980. Highest significance: Wirrulla (Petina), AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1980

On 11 May 1980, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 682 daily.
Wirrulla (Petina) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 11 May 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

693 stations

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

Weather records on 11 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karcultaby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cacalotenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Resolute Cars	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Promissao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huitzuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midlake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1980

Top 20 records on 11 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1980	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1980	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1980	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Goldfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Ephraim, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Karcultaby, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Cacalotenango, MX	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Estes Park, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Paca-Ata, KG	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Arthur 4NW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Arthur 4NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Port Kenny (Mount Cooper), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1980	Enderby, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	40 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

1814 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1980. 1980 had 693 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 20	514
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1