Weather Records on 11 December 1980

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1980. Highest significance: Ibotirama (Jardinopolis), BR.

Key Facts for 11 December 1980

On 11 December 1980, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 512 daily.
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis) set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 11 December 1980.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 11 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurburg	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 11 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 11 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 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

11 December 1980

Top 20 records on 11 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1980	Ibotirama (Jardinopolis), BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Conceicao da Barra, BR	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Corupa (Hansa), BR	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Eichstatt-Landershofen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Nurburg, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Ft Benton, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Ness City, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1980	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low min	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Blackleaf, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Port Townsend, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1980	Metten, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 522 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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	402
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2