Weather Records on 6 July 1980

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1980. Highest significance: Cap Madeleine, CA.

Key Facts for 6 July 1980

On 6 July 1980, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 553 daily.
Cap Madeleine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 6 July 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 6 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Joli A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Kamennyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aroostook	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 96.

Records on 6 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 26, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1980

Top 20 records on 6 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1980	Cap Madeleine, CA	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1980	Mont Louis, CA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Mont-Joli A, CA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Mys Kamennyj, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Wyloo, AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Gaspe, CA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Monroe, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Morris Plains 1 W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Dos Bocas, PR	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Plainfield, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Towner 2 NE, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Anderson FAA AP, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Rtiscevo, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Gainesville, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	Morgan City, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1980	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	35 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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 587 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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 5	293
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	14
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	3