Weather Records on 19 December 1980

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1980. Highest significance: Malmesbury, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 December 1980

On 19 December 1980, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 441 daily.
Malmesbury set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.5 mm (1.6 in) on 19 December 1980.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 19 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odienne	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bvumbwe	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boromo	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Save	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dori	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Callejones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 19 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 19 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1980

Top 20 records on 19 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1980	Malmesbury, ZA	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1980	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1980	La Motte (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1980	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1980	Araruna, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1980	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1980	Orono, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1980	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Weaverville, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Gaoua, BF	daily low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Minden, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Ridgetown, CA	daily low max	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Ouagadougou, BF	daily low max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Orogrande, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1980	Odienne, CI	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	21 years	29 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 456 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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 20	322
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1