Weather Records on 24 September 1980

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1980. Highest significance: Ostuta, MX.

Key Facts for 24 September 1980

On 24 September 1980, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 612 daily.
Ostuta set an all-time record daily precipitation of 381.0 mm (15.0 in) on 24 September 1980.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 24 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ostuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aly	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Evangelista (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acayucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossiyskoe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 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

24 September 1980

Top 20 records on 24 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1980	Ostuta, MX	all-time rain	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1980	Tonala (Smn), MX	daily rain	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Flora, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Ipiau, BR	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Cuatotolapan, MX	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica), BR	daily rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	daily rain	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Gravelly, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Azueta, MX	all-time rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Bellaco, MX	all-time rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Damascus 2 NNE, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Aly, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1980	Saran-Paul, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	40 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

1803 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1980. 1980 had 633 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	501
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1