Weather Records on 30 July 1980

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1980. Highest significance: Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 30 July 1980

On 30 July 1980, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 903 daily.
Sterkstroom (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 30 July 1980.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 30 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirama (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strelkovoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ikej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alikdjer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 316, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 267.

Records on 30 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	316
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 46, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1980

Top 20 records on 30 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1980	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	93 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 July 1980	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1980	Teterow, DE	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1980	Yalta, UA	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Balahta, RU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Luchow, DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Pomerode, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Pjatigorsk, RU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Cape Kazantip (Lh), UA	monthly rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Garcia, BR	monthly rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Milford, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Ibirama (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Rio Pequeno, BR	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Tropic, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Corupa (Hansa), BR	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Ituporanga (Pcd), BR	all-time rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Orleans-Montante (Pcd), BR	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1980	Storrs, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	47 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

1794 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 962 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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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	692
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1