Weather Records on 7 October 1980

1,253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1980. Highest significance: Emita, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1980

On 7 October 1980, 1,253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,183 daily.
Emita set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 7 October 1980.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,253 stations

1,253 station records on 7 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hammenhog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Offer	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indal_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laxbacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Multra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naggen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kubbe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munsvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palkem	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manangatang (Daytrap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wartenberg-Angersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballastviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,253 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 480, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 495, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	480
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	495
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 68, daily 1,183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

988 broken records

Margins by which the 988 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1980

Top 20 records on 7 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1980	Emita, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1980	Lannas, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Hammenhog, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Offer, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Indal_D, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Laxbacken, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Avasjo-Borgafjall_D, SE	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Roldal, NO	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Walden, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Multra, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Silverberg, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Garfield, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Broderup, DK	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Naggen, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1980	Banff, CA	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	79 years	41 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

1802 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 1,253 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	891
10 to 20	86
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1