Weather Records on 4 October 1980

975 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1980. Highest significance: Olekminsk, RU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1980

On 4 October 1980, 975 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 463 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 919 daily.
Olekminsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 4 October 1980.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

975 stations

975 station records on 4 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Liman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganjuskino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strelkovoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dosang	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Janesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

975 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 377, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	377
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 54, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1980

Top 20 records on 4 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1980	Olekminsk, RU	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 October 1980	Henichesk, UA	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 October 1980	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Liman, RU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Zugdidi, GE	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Ville Marie, CA	daily snowfall	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Ganjuskino, KZ	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Earlton A, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Astrakan, RU	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Strelkovoe, UA	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Albion, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Anna 4 N, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Dzankoj, UA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Glenbrook, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Grafton, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Bajramaly, TM	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1980	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	37 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

1795 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 975 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1980-10-04: 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	751
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1