Weather Records on 4 July 1980

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1980. Highest significance: Outtrim, AU.

Key Facts for 4 July 1980

On 4 July 1980, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 644 daily.
Outtrim set a daily record precipitation of 28.3 mm (1.1 in) on 4 July 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 4 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren (Brechin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 4 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1980

Top 20 records on 4 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1980	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Union Hidalgo, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	monthly rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Brady, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Albion, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Crosbyton, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Haskell, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Alton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Elkhart, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1980	Graham, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	36 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

1806 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1980. 1980 had 674 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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Data for records on 1980-07-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 5	401
5 to 10	25
10 to 15	13
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1