Weather Records on 14 October 1980

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1980. Highest significance: Macclesfield, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1980

On 14 October 1980, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 664 daily.
Macclesfield set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 14 October 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 14 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lovsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Illahe	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ripon 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midlake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 14 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 14 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1980

Top 20 records on 14 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1980	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1980	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Milton Freewater, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Mineral, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Mill Creek Dam, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Booborowie, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Usina Rio Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Pendleton Branch Exp STN, US	all-time rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Cordes, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1980	Lovsta, SE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	34 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 674 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	497
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2