Weather Records on 15 October 1980

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1980. Highest significance: Mobridge 2NNW, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1980

On 15 October 1980, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 981 daily.
Mobridge 2NNW set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 15 October 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 15 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmingdale 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 422, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 15 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	422
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 15 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 981.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

872 broken records

Margins by which the 872 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1980

Top 20 records on 15 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1980	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1980	Wasta, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1980	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Red Rvr, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Crooked Pool, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Rapid City 4NW, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Halls Creek Airport, AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Augusta, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1980	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	51 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

1794 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 1,006 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 50	799
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1