Weather Records on 25 September 1980

687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1980. Highest significance: Saint Bernard, US.

Key Facts for 25 September 1980

On 25 September 1980, 687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 666 daily.
Saint Bernard set an all-time record daily precipitation of 229.4 mm (9.0 in) on 25 September 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

687 stations

687 station records on 25 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lome	Togo	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Crescent (Serat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Englehart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Englehart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

687 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 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

25 September 1980

Top 20 records on 25 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1980	Saint Bernard, US	all-time rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 September 1980	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 September 1980	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1980	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Coleman, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Lome, TG	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Prilep, MK	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Red Bluff Crossing, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Chicapa de Castro, MX	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Sonora, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	9.5 cm (3.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Powhatan, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1980	San Saba, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	43 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

1825 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1980. 1980 had 687 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	560
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1