Weather Records on 15 September 1980

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1980. Highest significance: Nerchinskij Zavod, RU.

Key Facts for 15 September 1980

On 15 September 1980, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 543 daily.
Nerchinskij Zavod set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 15 September 1980.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 15 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dono	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (No3)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1000.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1980

Top 20 records on 15 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1980	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Aleksandrovskij Zav, RU	monthly rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Caveside, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Lake Maloya, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Moltema (Craythorne), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Colinet, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Bastrop, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	South Nietta, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Chapala, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Dono, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Forsyth 6 NNW, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	36 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

1797 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1980. 1980 had 563 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 200	426
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1