Weather Records on 13 December 1980

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1980. Highest significance: Winterhoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 December 1980

On 13 December 1980, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 524 daily.
Winterhoek set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 December 1980.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 13 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Los Aldamas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 13 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 13 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1980

Top 20 records on 13 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1980	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1980	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Los Aldamas, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Witwater (Bos), ZA	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Fazenda Campo Grande, BR	all-time rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Jacupiranga, BR	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Taung, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Morretes, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Northport, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Bugaldie (Ulundi), AU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	36 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

1796 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1980. 1980 had 536 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	467
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1