Weather Records on 24 March 1984

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1984. Highest significance: Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1984

On 24 March 1984, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 477 daily.
Sydney Botanic Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 140.8 mm (5.5 in) on 24 March 1984.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 24 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balgowlah (Ethel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 24 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 24 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1984

Top 20 records on 24 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1984	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1984	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1984	Wamsutter, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1984	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1984	Olivine, ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Liberal, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Balgowlah (Ethel Street), AU	daily rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Beaver, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Clewiston, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Federal Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Cimarron, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1984	Eiland, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 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

1794 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 487 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	376
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2