Weather Records on 1 February 1984

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1984. Highest significance: Fairview, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1984

On 1 February 1984, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 271 daily.
Fairview set an all-time record daily precipitation of 360.0 mm (14.2 in) on 1 February 1984.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 1 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	360.0 mm (14.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moctezuma (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamga-In-Kirgiz	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tolcayuca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paso del Cuarenta I	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hailar	China	Record low maximum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 1 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 1 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1984

Top 20 records on 1 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1984	Fairview, ZA	all-time rain	360.0 mm (14.2 in)	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	51 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 1984	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1984	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1984	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1984	E Jordan, US	monthly snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1984	Paola, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Holton, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Dugway, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Horton, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Leavenworth, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Wamego 4 W, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Barrow AP, US	daily low max	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Buxton, GB	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Abilene, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Unionville, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Orford South, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1984	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 278 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 20	169
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5