Weather Records on 8 January 1984

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1984. Highest significance: Port Augusta West, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1984

On 8 January 1984, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 581 daily.
Port Augusta West set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 8 January 1984.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 8 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleyong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towong Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rand Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 8 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 8 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1984

Top 20 records on 8 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1984	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Hay (Illilawa), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Shemya USAF Base, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Lockhart, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Goulburn (Pomeroy), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Eradu, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Bulverde, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Trent, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1984	Charleyong, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 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

1806 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1984. 1984 had 604 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	493
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1