Weather Records on 15 July 1980

1,168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1980. Highest significance: Arcadia, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1980

On 15 July 1980, 1,168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
851 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 42 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,092 daily.
Arcadia set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 15 July 1980.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,168 stations

1,168 station records on 15 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tovehult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,168 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 416, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 435, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 15 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	416
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	435
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 42, monthly 34, daily 1,092.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1980

Top 20 records on 15 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1980	Arcadia, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Albany 3 SE, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Mauston 1 SE, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Tovehult, SE	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	State UNIV, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Southport 5 N, US	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Dickson, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Chicago UNIV, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Mattoon, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Walnut, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Cleveland, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Ripley, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Princeton, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Malmo_2, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1980	Evergreen, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	38 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 1,168 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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 10	804
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1