Weather Records on 23 March 1984

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1984. Highest significance: Snyder, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1984

On 23 March 1984, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 702 daily.
Snyder set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 23 March 1984.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 23 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olifantshoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastrap	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria (Nulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 23 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 23 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1984

Top 20 records on 23 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1984	Snyder, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1984	Wisley, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Tavernier, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Ness City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Sterling, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Hialeah, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Atakpane, TG	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Armagh, GB	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Olifantshoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Meade, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Garden City Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1984	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	45 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

1796 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 715 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	528
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1