Weather Records on 4 November 1980

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1980. Highest significance: Barton, AU.

Key Facts for 4 November 1980

On 4 November 1980, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 531 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 901 daily.
Barton set a daily record precipitation of 71.0 mm (2.8 in) on 4 November 1980.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 4 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Choma	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 371, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 4 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	371
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 4 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 72, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1980

Top 20 records on 4 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1980	Barton, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Immarna, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Fichtelberg, DE	daily low max	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Forrest Aero, AU	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Eucla, AU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Choma, ZM	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Brocken, DE	daily low max	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 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)
4 November 1980	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Hovaling, TJ	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1980	Clearwater, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	38 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

1803 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1980. 1980 had 973 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 10	763
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3