Weather Records on 12 November 1980

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1980. Highest significance: Ilfracombe Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 November 1980

On 12 November 1980, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 850 daily.
Ilfracombe Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 12 November 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 12 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kubanskaya Ustevaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Wildungen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Dos Ouros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 12 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 12 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1980

Top 20 records on 12 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1980	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Slavjansk-Na-Kubani, RU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	McGill, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Melnichnoe, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Timasevskaja, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Berlin 91, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Dachwig, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Colina, BR	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Cortland, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Richfield, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Weimar-Schondorf, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Cedaredge, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Jetmore, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Schenectady, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1980	Richfield, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1980	Hawley 1 E, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1980	Nhill, AU	daily high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1980	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 860 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	617
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1