Weather Records on 5 September 1980

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1980. Highest significance: Schwarzburg, DE.

Key Facts for 5 September 1980

On 5 September 1980, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 346 daily.
Schwarzburg set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 5 September 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 5 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Modautal-Neunkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shilka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Bay A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Molino	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 346.

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

5 September 1980

Top 20 records on 5 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1980	Schwarzburg, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Modautal-Neunkirchen, DE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Chapala, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Belington, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Bella Coola, CA	monthly rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Turinsk, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Red Oak, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Shilka, RU	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Gospic, HR	daily low min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Atlin, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Waldsassen, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1980	Izmail, UA	daily low min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 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

1802 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 357 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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