Weather Records on 9 October 1980

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1980. Highest significance: Voru, EE.

Key Facts for 9 October 1980

On 9 October 1980, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 620 daily.
Voru set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 9 October 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 9 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Fernando Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chipata	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1980

Top 20 records on 9 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1980	Voru, EE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	De Smet, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	Vasilevici, BY	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista), BR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	Sviland, NO	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	Ft Madison, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1980	Usina Chibarro (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Caledonia, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Naalehu 14, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Governador Fernando Costa, BR	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Tuscola, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Gaylord, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Ica, RU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Westhope, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Highmore, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Snowville, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1980	Virden, CA	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	70 years	30 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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 627 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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	436
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1