Weather Records on 9 September 1980

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1980. Highest significance: Magdalena, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 1980

On 9 September 1980, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 796 daily.
Magdalena set an all-time record daily precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 9 September 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 9 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Modena	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Travemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kullen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 448, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	448
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1980

Top 20 records on 9 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1980	Magdalena, US	all-time rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 September 1980	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1980	Beatrix, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1980	Potgietersrus, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1980	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1980	Nylsvley, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Moorddrift, ZA	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	San Angelo, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Black Hills, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Eiland, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Burnet, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Kelly Rch, US	all-time rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Hanksville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Trinidad AP, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Doornfontein, ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Bochum, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1980	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 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

1806 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1980. 1980 had 829 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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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	672
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1