Weather Records on 13 October 1980

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1980. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 13 October 1980

On 13 October 1980, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 732 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 31.6 mm (1.2 in) on 13 October 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 13 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente de Carvalho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	243.4 mm (9.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vermilion A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.5 cm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 13 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1980

Top 20 records on 13 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1980	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 October 1980	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1980	Weimar, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Vicente de Carvalho, BR	daily rain	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Pemfling-Pitzling, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Aue, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Deer Lake, CA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Jackson, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Piacaguera (Efsj), BR	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Daniels Harbour, CA	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Huntingdon, CA	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980	Usina Itatinga, BR	daily rain	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	39 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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 742 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,413
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760
2026	776

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	557
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1