Weather Records on 6 October 1980

1,259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1980. Highest significance: Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1980

On 6 October 1980, 1,259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,153 daily.
Rosedale (Turretfield Research set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 6 October 1980.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,259 stations

1,259 station records on 6 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nandaly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,259 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 410, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 6 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	410
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 103, daily 1,153.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1980

Top 20 records on 6 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1980	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 October 1980	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Hoyleton, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Curramulka, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Stockport, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Sedan, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Moyston, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Mindarie, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Nonning, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Finniss, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1980	Eudunda (Brownlow), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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

1802 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 1,259 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 10	819
10 to 20	116
20 to 30	57
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	1