Weather Records on 30 October 1980

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1980. Highest significance: Pueblo Nuevo, MX.

Key Facts for 30 October 1980

On 30 October 1980, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 591 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 755 daily.
Pueblo Nuevo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 306.3 mm (12.1 in) on 30 October 1980.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 30 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	306.3 mm (12.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	378.0 mm (14.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celestun (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Raya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Lagos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 335, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 30 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	335
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 30 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 128, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 301.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1980

Top 20 records on 30 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1980	Pueblo Nuevo, MX	all-time rain	306.3 mm (12.1 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	11 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1980	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	all-time rain	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1980	Gaddede, SE	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1980	Chaparaco, MX	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	378.0 mm (14.9 in)	301.5 mm (11.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Sarna, SE	monthly snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Junction 4SSW, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	San Saba, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn), MX	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Mattoon, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Quitupan, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Duncan, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1980	Georgetown, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	37 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

1799 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1980. 1980 had 885 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	677
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1