Weather Records on 6 December 1980

1,108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1980. Highest significance: Kempsey (Wide Street), AU.

Key Facts for 6 December 1980

On 6 December 1980, 1,108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
440 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,044 daily.
Kempsey (Wide Street) set a daily record precipitation of 96.2 mm (3.8 in) on 6 December 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,108 stations

1,108 station records on 6 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luneburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Boxwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olifantshoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cajubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,108 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 303, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 225.

Records on 6 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	303
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	225

Records on 6 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 1,044.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

931 broken records

Margins by which the 931 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1980

Top 20 records on 6 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1980	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1980	Blaine, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1980	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1980	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1980	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Forks 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Luneburg, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Anacortes, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Gardelegen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Glenorie (Old Northern Rd), AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1980	Quirindi (Boxwood), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	48 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

1804 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1980. 1980 had 1,108 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 6 December 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 100	891
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1