Weather Records on 27 July 1980

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1980. Highest significance: Waianae 798, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 1980

On 27 July 1980, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 745 daily.
Waianae 798 set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 27 July 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 27 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wartenberg-Angersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eschwege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaskul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ojmjakon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cernigov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 27 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 9, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1980

Top 20 records on 27 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1980	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1980	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Lowell, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Crockett, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Tryon, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Wartenberg-Angersbach, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Marquette, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Barguzin, RU	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Tuscola, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Eschwege, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Marengo, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Represa, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Grand Ledge 1 NW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1980	Madison, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	37 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

1805 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1980. 1980 had 760 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1980-07-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	505
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1