Weather Records on 23 October 1980

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1980. Highest significance: Delmas (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1980

On 23 October 1980, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 573 daily.
Delmas (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 23 October 1980.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 23 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mwinilunga	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Benin	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berthold	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 23 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 23 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1980

Top 20 records on 23 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1980	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1980	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Live Oak, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Drake, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Max, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Mwinilunga, ZM	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Garrison, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Berthold, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Henley Park, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Washburn, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Save, BJ	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Madison, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Max, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1980	Harvey 4NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	33 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

1795 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 584 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 25	399
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1