Weather Records on 27 September 1980

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1980. Highest significance: Derdekraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 September 1980

On 27 September 1980, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 536 daily.
Derdekraal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 27 September 1980.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 27 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cardenas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brejolandia (Brejo Velho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brest	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meoqui (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muzi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tampico	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1980

Top 20 records on 27 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1980	Derdekraal, ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1980	Cardenas (Smn), MX	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Jal, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Brejolandia (Brejo Velho), BR	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Archer City 2W, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Sinton, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Wink FAA AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Presa Francisco I. Madero, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Pecos, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Brest, BY	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Meoqui (Smn), MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Falls River, CA	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Seminole, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1980	Hobbs, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	36 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

1799 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1980. 1980 had 559 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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 100	420
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1