Weather Records on 23 December 1980

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1980. Highest significance: Soledade (Ibiapinopolis), BR.

Key Facts for 23 December 1980

On 23 December 1980, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 501 daily.
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis) set a daily record precipitation of 40.2 mm (1.6 in) on 23 December 1980.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 23 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	209.4 mm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmingdale 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kasempa	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.7 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langara	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abidjan	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Oloj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lumsden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 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

23 December 1980

Top 20 records on 23 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1980	Soledade (Ibiapinopolis), BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1980	Ilhabela, BR	monthly rain	209.4 mm (8.2 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1980	Farmingdale 4 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Hampton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Hatteras, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Kasempa, ZM	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Putbus, DE	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	High River, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Waialua 847, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Autlan, MX	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1980	Adiake, CI	daily low min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1980	Ai-Petri, UA	daily high max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1980	Vernal, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1980	Montrose #2, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1980	Myerstown, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1980	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	59 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 516 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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	390
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1