Weather Records on 12 January 1984

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1984. Highest significance: Anna Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1984

On 12 January 1984, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 581 daily.
Anna Creek set an all-time record daily precipitation of 147.0 mm (5.8 in) on 12 January 1984.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 12 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirama (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa Ag. Res. STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cacaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 12 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 12 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1984

Top 20 records on 12 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1984	Anna Creek, AU	all-time rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 January 1984	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Homer AP, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Ibirama (Pcd), BR	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Wee Waa Ag. Res. STN., AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Seward AP, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Acatzingo de Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Paisley, GB	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Bradford, GB	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1984	Cacaloapan, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 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

1794 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 596 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 50	413
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1