Weather Records on 26 October 1980

953 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1980. Highest significance: Woodford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1980

On 26 October 1980, 953 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 316 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 926 daily.
Woodford Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 26 October 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

953 stations

953 station records on 26 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.6 mm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Dale West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

953 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 26 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 26 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

819 broken records

Margins by which the 819 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1980

Top 20 records on 26 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1980	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1980	Alfred, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1980	Margate Collins St, AU	monthly rain	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	7 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1980	Haskinville, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	monthly rain	220.6 mm (8.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Newton, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Angelica, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Esk Dale West, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Ravensbourne, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Bolivar, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Belvidere, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Oak Ridge Rsvr, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Hemlock, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Little Valley, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Arcade, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Watertown, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1980	Berlin, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 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

1816 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1980. 1980 had 953 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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Data for records on 1980-10-26: 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	625
20 to 40	123
40 to 60	43
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	2