Weather Records on 7 December 1980

1,314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1980. Highest significance: Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1980

On 7 December 1980, 1,314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,231 daily.
Princeton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 7 December 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,314 stations

1,314 station records on 7 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dease Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.5 cm (14.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luneburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,314 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 205.

Records on 7 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	330
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	205

Records on 7 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 82, daily 1,231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,133 broken records

Margins by which the 1,133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1980

Top 20 records on 7 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1980	Princeton, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1980	Edgerton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1980	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1980	Milan, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1980	Macon, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Eskridge, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 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)
7 December 1980	Monmouth, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Beloit, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Dease Lake, CA	all-time snowfall	37.5 cm (14.8 in)	9.3 cm (3.7 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Lamoni, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Kirksville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Luneburg, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1980	Knoxville, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	52 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

1801 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1980. 1980 had 1,314 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	997
50 to 100	76
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1