Weather Records on 8 November 1980

1,440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1980. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 8 November 1980

On 8 November 1980, 1,440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
871 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 122 monthly and 1,316 daily.
Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record snow depth of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 8 November 1980.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,440 stations

1,440 station records on 8 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waldeck	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nedgarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Witzenhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Encantado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhauser	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludenscheid (Zeppelin-Gymnasiu	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,440 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 549, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 8 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	549
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 8 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 122, daily 1,316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1980

Top 20 records on 8 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1980	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	115 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1980	Arnsberg, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1980	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Gottingen, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Hameln, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Escada, BR	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Waldeck, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Nedgarden, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Usina Congonhal, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	The Pas A, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Muenster, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Avai, BR	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Biedenkopf, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Bad Hersfeld, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Schwarzburg, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Waltershausen, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1980	Weimar-Schondorf, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 years	42 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

1794 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 1,440 records.

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

Records on 11-08 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1807	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1818	1
1821	1
1828	1
1835	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	2
1849	2
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	2
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	4
1888	3
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	12
1898	2
1899	9
1900	2
1901	1
1902	6
1903	4
1904	21
1905	11
1906	13
1907	5
1908	15
1909	11
1910	15
1911	10
1912	34
1913	38
1914	20
1915	32
1916	76
1917	102
1918	27
1919	71
1920	38
1921	162
1922	16
1923	155
1924	629
1925	392
1926	108
1927	324
1928	60
1929	137
1930	340
1931	685
1932	412
1933	467
1934	763
1935	266
1936	579
1937	356
1938	819
1939	208
1940	357
1941	513
1942	238
1943	767
1944	561
1945	1,293
1946	608
1947	475
1948	505
1949	331
1950	653
1951	939
1952	316
1953	483
1954	328
1955	448
1956	278
1957	418
1958	231
1959	456
1960	430
1961	246
1962	265
1963	670
1964	368
1965	346
1966	1,701
1967	747
1968	532
1969	579
1970	570
1971	1,239
1972	571
1973	928
1974	593
1975	1,204
1976	1,058
1977	1,429
1978	839
1979	728
1980	1,440
1981	823
1982	591
1983	1,007
1984	864
1985	718
1986	1,702
1987	548
1988	602
1989	811
1990	1,079
1991	3,151
1992	804
1993	842
1994	789
1995	1,168
1996	1,340
1997	897
1998	1,302
1999	1,786
2000	2,194
2001	789
2002	1,050
2003	1,038
2004	888
2005	1,935
2006	1,403
2007	717
2008	809
2009	755
2010	1,167
2011	1,442
2012	814
2013	631
2014	440
2015	930
2016	1,057
2017	478
2018	552
2019	810
2020	2,160
2021	505
2022	1,464
2023	689
2024	1,184
2025	328

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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	1,021
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	12
100 to 120	11
120 to 140	17