Weather Records on 8 September 1980

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1980. Highest significance: Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA.

Key Facts for 8 September 1980

On 8 September 1980, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 700 daily.
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd." set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 8 September 1980.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 8 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowe's Place,Seven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1980

Top 20 records on 8 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1980	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1980	Kalkfontein, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Doornkop, ZA	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Frasers, ZA	monthly rain	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Palmer Estate, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Amatikulu, ZA	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Breckenridge, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Goodland, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Derby, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Mina, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Tshatsheni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1980	Grootpoort, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	48 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 739 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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	575
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1