Weather Records on 19 November 1980

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1980. Highest significance: Gander Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 19 November 1980

On 19 November 1980, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 772 daily.
Gander Int'l A set a monthly record daily snowfall of 43.8 cm (17.2 in) on 19 November 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 19 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.8 cm (17.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chemung	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pudoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chon-Arik	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 204.

Records on 19 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	204

Records on 19 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1980

Top 20 records on 19 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1980	Gander Int'l A, CA	monthly snowfall	43.8 cm (17.2 in)	15.6 cm (6.1 in)	41 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1980	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1980	Chemung, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Sassandra, CI	daily rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Williamsport Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Ak-Terk, KG	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Woodstock, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Montrose, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Mohonk Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Susquehanna, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Tamaqua 4 N Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Corinna, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1980	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	40 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 796 records.

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

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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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 50	502
50 to 100	84
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1