Weather Records on 18 December 1980

772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1980. Highest significance: Kenton, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 1980

On 18 December 1980, 772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 756 daily.
Kenton set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 18 December 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

772 stations

772 station records on 18 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Exu (Novo Exu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

772 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 367, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 18 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	367
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 18 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1980

Top 20 records on 18 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1980	Kenton, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Palpan, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Jardim, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica), BR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Lagoa Clara, BR	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1980	Richfield, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Grafton, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Tobolsk, RU	daily high min	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Walden, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Meeker 5 W, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1980	Cordova AP, US	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	33 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

1793 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 772 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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 10	575
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3