Weather Records on 3 November 1980

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1980. Highest significance: Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1980

On 3 November 1980, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 680 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,010 daily.
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 3 November 1980.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 3 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Graciano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 346, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 334, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	346
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	334
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,010.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

911 broken records

Margins by which the 911 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1980

Top 20 records on 3 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1980	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1980	Apizaco, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Oeiras, BR	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Putbus, DE	daily low max	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Richmond, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low max	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1980	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	43 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

1821 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1980. 1980 had 1,031 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 5	819
5 to 10	54
10 to 15	17
15 to 20	13
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1