Weather Records on 16 October 1980

1,383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1980. Highest significance: Pollock, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1980

On 16 October 1980, 1,383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 435 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,330 daily.
Pollock set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 16 October 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,383 stations

1,383 station records on 16 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seminoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,383 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 280, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 599, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 16 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	280
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	599
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 16 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 1,330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,200 broken records

Margins by which the 1,200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1980

Top 20 records on 16 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1980	Pollock, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Geneva, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	The Granites, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Mott, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Barooga, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Eureka, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Redlands, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Wickepin, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Kennebec, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Denton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Seward, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1980	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1980	Horseshoe, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1980	Wahoo, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	59 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

1796 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 1,383 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	1,100
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1