Weather Records on 24 November 1980

1,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1980. Highest significance: Live Oak, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1980

On 24 November 1980, 1,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Live Oak set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 24 November 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,053 stations

1,053 station records on 24 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loop	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,053 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 24 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 24 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

937 broken records

Margins by which the 937 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1980

Top 20 records on 24 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1980	Live Oak, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1980	Ocala, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1980	Virginia, BR	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Ceylon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Wick, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Glen Roy, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Brunswick-McKinnon AP, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Usina Congonhal, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Bell Falls, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Madison, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Brunswick, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1980	Pedregulho, BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	43 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 1,053 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 November 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 50	880
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1