Weather Records on 23 July 1980

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1980. Highest significance: Franklin Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1980

On 23 July 1980, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 686 daily.
Franklin Sewage Plt set a daily record precipitation of 122.2 mm (4.8 in) on 23 July 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 23 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brushy Run	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hilok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nigniy_Studeniy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 23 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1980

Top 20 records on 23 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1980	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1980	Booneville, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1980	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1980	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Sinton, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Ogallala, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Baldwyn, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Seliatyn, UA	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Santa Catarina, MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Slavsko, UA	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Salzburg, AT	monthly low min	3.7 C (38.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Robstown, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Brushy Run, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1980	Darrington Rs, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 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

1794 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 703 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 20	485
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1