Weather Records on 4 September 1980

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1980. Highest significance: Sernovodsk, RU.

Key Facts for 4 September 1980

On 4 September 1980, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 342 daily.
Sernovodsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.5 mm (2.7 in) on 4 September 1980.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 4 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sernovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karam	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Lake Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tajgonos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Molino	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad del Maiz (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hibbing Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1980

Top 20 records on 4 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1980	Sernovodsk, RU	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1980	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Birsk, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Cloquet, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Karam, RU	monthly rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Luverne, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Washington, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Sigourney, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Island Lake Rsvr, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Sugar Camp, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Lahaina 361, US	all-time high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Palpan, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Tajgonos, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Henichesk, UA	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Carrollton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Pulaski 2 E, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1980	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1980	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1980	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 355 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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 100	264
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1