Weather Records on 15 November 1980

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1980. Highest significance: D'Lo 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1980

On 15 November 1980, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 553 daily.
D'Lo 2 SW set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 15 November 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 15 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Arapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Piloes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S. Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tejolocachi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tolga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1980

Top 20 records on 15 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1980	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Batesville, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Sassandra, CI	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Las Burras, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Forest, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Krasnoshelye, RU	daily low max	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	13.8 C (24.8 F)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Vernon, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Pompano Beach, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Galway, IE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Kem-Port, RU	daily low max	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Sitio Arapua, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1980	Union, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	35 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 562 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	439
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1