Weather Records on 10 October 1980

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1980. Highest significance: Arad, RO.

Key Facts for 10 October 1980

On 10 October 1980, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 501 daily.
Arad set a daily record precipitation of 37.2 mm (1.5 in) on 10 October 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 10 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Choma	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kasempa	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orly	France	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kemptville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murmansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1980

Top 20 records on 10 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1980	Arad, RO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1980	Wisley, GB	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Imuris (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Ust-Hairyuzovo, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Choma, ZM	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Kasempa, ZM	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Newton, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1980	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Amherst, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.8 C (105.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Rangely 1E, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Pipestone, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Austin #2, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1980	Griffiss AFB, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	32 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 505 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	370
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1