Weather Records on 1 August 1980

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1980. Highest significance: Lekkervlei, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 August 1980

On 1 August 1980, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
646 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 828 daily.
Lekkervlei set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 1 August 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

906 stations

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

Weather records on 1 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Thomasgat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Uda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toraliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alikdjer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuichapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsnasbruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhne-Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mike	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Njurba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rorvik_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 406, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 1 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	406
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 66, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1980

Top 20 records on 1 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1980	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1980	Thomasgat, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1980	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1980	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Noblesfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Palatka, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Alibek, AZ	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Ust-Uda, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Windsor, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Pocahontas 1, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Poplar Bluff, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Holmogadd A, SE	all-time high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Toraliden, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Harrisonville, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Vandalia, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Langley AFB, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Poplar Bluff, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1980	Houston, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	39 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

1797 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1980. 1980 had 906 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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	612
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1