Weather Records on 31 December 1980

1,448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1980. Highest significance: Nairibin, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1980

On 31 December 1980, 1,448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
969 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,408 daily.
Nairibin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 31 December 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,448 stations

1,448 station records on 31 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Entrance (Eloora Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,448 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 510, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 459, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 31 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	510
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	459
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 31 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 1,408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,232 broken records

Margins by which the 1,232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1980

Top 20 records on 31 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1980	Nairibin, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Newdegate, AU	monthly rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Avoca, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Crooked Pool, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Newdegate South, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1980	Mount Madden, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Moulyinning, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Roselea, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Kuringup, AU	monthly rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Redlands, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Wonnaminta, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Dudinin, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Wickepin, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1980	Edenholme, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	52 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

1797 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1980. 1980 had 1,448 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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Data for records on 1980-12-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,145
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2