Weather Records on 30 September 1980

832 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1980. Highest significance: Flamengo, BR.

Key Facts for 30 September 1980

On 30 September 1980, 832 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 801 daily.
Flamengo set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 30 September 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

832 stations

832 station records on 30 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vologda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

832 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 310, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 30 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	310
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1980

Top 20 records on 30 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1980	Flamengo, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Orono, US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Mineola, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	1.8 C (35.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	monthly high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	San Saba, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1980	Redlands, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1980	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1980	Highmore, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1980	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1980	Paris, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1980	Leeds, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1980	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	81 years	33 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

1806 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1980. 1980 had 832 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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 10	545
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1