Weather Records on 27 November 1980

941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1980. Highest significance: Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 November 1980

On 27 November 1980, 941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 841 daily.
Matjiesfontein (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 27 November 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

941 stations

941 station records on 27 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumure	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

941 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 156, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 27 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	156
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 27 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 98, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1980

Top 20 records on 27 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1980	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1980	Rantoul, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1980	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1980	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1980	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	monthly rain	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1980	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1980	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Van Buren 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Karasjok, NO	monthly snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Achisaj, KZ	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Welbedagt, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Alldays, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Galena, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Versailles, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Yarima, ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	46 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 941 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	688
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1