Weather Records on 23 September 1980

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1980. Highest significance: Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA.

Key Facts for 23 September 1980

On 23 September 1980, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
583 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 996 daily.
Glen Agr. College,Bfn. set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.4 mm (2.9 in) on 23 September 1980.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 23 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tuxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 362, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	362
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

826 broken records

Margins by which the 826 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

23 September 1980

Top 20 records on 23 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1980	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1980	Bet-El, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1980	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1980	San Andres, MX	daily rain	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1980	Kimberley, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Harderug, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Lapeer Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Rosenheim, DE	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Ficksburg, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Santiago Tuxtla, MX	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1980	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	44 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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 1,037 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	823
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1