Weather Records on 12 December 1980

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1980. Highest significance: Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 December 1980

On 12 December 1980, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 574 daily.
Bethesdaweg (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 12 December 1980.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 12 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Overang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fartura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 12 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 12 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1980

Top 20 records on 12 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1980	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1980	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Overang, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Manga, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Passo Tainhas, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Agudos, BR	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Grindstone Island, CA	daily low max	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Northport, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Sharon Springs, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1980	Comondu, MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1980	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1980	Ft Scott, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1980	Aurora, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1980	Natashquan A, CA	daily low max	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	61 years	32 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 583 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 25	464
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2