Weather Records on 6 November 1980

1,353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1980. Highest significance: Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU.

Key Facts for 6 November 1980

On 6 November 1980, 1,353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
691 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 1,266 daily.
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook) set a daily record precipitation of 44.4 mm (1.7 in) on 6 November 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,353 stations

1,353 station records on 6 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,353 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 464, Lowest daily maximum 295, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 6 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	464
Lowest daily maximum	295
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 6 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 87, daily 1,266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,117 broken records

Margins by which the 1,117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1980

Top 20 records on 6 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1980	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1980	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Stokes, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Greenock, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Williamstown, AU	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Ione 18 S, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Borinquen AP, PR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Washington, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Arnsberg, DE	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Aachen, DE	daily low max	0.1 C (32.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Geisenheim, DE	daily low max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Oxford, GB	daily low max	3.7 C (38.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1980	Smith Ctr, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	41 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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 1,353 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 20	1,077
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1