Weather Records on 20 July 1980

925 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1980. Highest significance: Menzies, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1980

On 20 July 1980, 925 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 894 daily.
Menzies set a daily record precipitation of 34.9 mm (1.4 in) on 20 July 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

925 stations

925 station records on 20 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amiens-Glisy	France	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geldern-Walbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monchengladbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

925 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 17, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1980

Top 20 records on 20 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1980	Menzies, AU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1980	Yerilla, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1980	Roermond, NL	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1980	Uccle, BE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Laverton, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Helmond, NL	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Port Hope, CA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Abbeville, FR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Trenton Ont Hydro, CA	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Menangina, AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Amiens-Glisy, FR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Geldern-Walbeck, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Bad Liebenzell, DE	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1980	Middalya, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	44 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

1809 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1980. 1980 had 925 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 10	554
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4