Weather Records on 16 September 1980

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1980. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 16 September 1980

On 16 September 1980, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 548 daily.
Southampton set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 16 September 1980.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 16 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 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

16 September 1980

Top 20 records on 16 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1980	Southampton, CA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Velykyi Burluk, UA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Emblem, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Princeville Rch 1117, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Fort Nelson A, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Custer, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Niles, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Oneonta, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Mena, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Cordele, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Cody, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1980	Fitzgerald, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1980	Louisville 1 E, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 568 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	430
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1