Weather Records on 10 September 1980

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1980. Highest significance: Ferron, US.

Key Facts for 10 September 1980

On 10 September 1980, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 691 daily.
Ferron set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 10 September 1980.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 10 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clendening Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	49.9 C (121.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnesbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 691.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 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

10 September 1980

Top 20 records on 10 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1980	Ferron, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 September 1980	Minersville, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Carlsbad, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Escalante, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Midland Odessa, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Ganado, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Ft Stockton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Tropic, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Piedmont Lake, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Coloso, PR	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Cope Rch, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Kenton, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	List/Sylt, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1980	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 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

1812 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1980. 1980 had 716 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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	586
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1