Weather Records on 28 July 1980

1,170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1980. Highest significance: Karonie, AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1980

On 28 July 1980, 1,170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,138 daily.
Karonie set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 28 July 1980.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,170 stations

1,170 station records on 28 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Christie (Tar 397 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'	Canada	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coojar (Killara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
London Int'l Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Granja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tappan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Komrat	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Beauty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,170 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 541.

Records on 28 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	541
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 23, daily 1,138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1980

Top 20 records on 28 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1980	Karonie, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1980	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1980	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1980	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Mount Christie (Tar 397 Mile), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Barton, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Auburn 2 SSE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Meadville 1 S, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int', CA	monthly rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	San Saba, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Coojar (Killara), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Goliad 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1980	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 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

1815 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1980. 1980 had 1,170 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	876
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1