Weather Records on 1 October 1980

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1980. Highest significance: Caipu, BR.

Key Facts for 1 October 1980

On 1 October 1980, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 157 monthly and 441 daily.
Caipu set a daily record precipitation of 43.3 mm (1.7 in) on 1 October 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

600 stations

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

Weather records on 1 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lome	Togo	Record daily precipitation	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibimirim (Jeritaco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 1 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 157, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1980

Top 20 records on 1 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1980	Caipu, BR	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Lome, TG	daily rain	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Milan, IT	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	135 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Ouray, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Ibimirim (Jeritaco), BR	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Berkeley, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Lake Spaulding, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Estancia, BR	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Carius, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Redlands, US	monthly high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Bishop AP, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Gila Bend 2SE, US	monthly high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Mecca Fire STN, US	monthly high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Napa State Hospital, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Cheesman, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Estancia, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Estes Park, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1980	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	38 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

1813 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1980. 1980 had 600 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 20	427
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1