Weather Records on 11 July 1980

1,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1980. Highest significance: Abydos Woodstock, AU.

Key Facts for 11 July 1980

On 11 July 1980, 1,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
655 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 951 daily.
Abydos Woodstock set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 July 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

1,002 stations

1,002 station records on 11 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slavgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Habary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,002 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 358, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 11 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	358
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 35, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 167.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1980

Top 20 records on 11 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1980	Abydos Woodstock, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1980	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	167.7 mm (6.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1980	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Fitzgerald, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Cowaramup, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Slavgorod, RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Habary, RU	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Hvojnaja, RU	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Nikolaevskoe, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Louisville 1 E, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Ferreira Das Almas, BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Gainesville, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Walker, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Usina Sao Jose, BR	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1980	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	39 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

1813 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1980. 1980 had 1,002 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 25	693
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1