Weather Records on 3 April 1984

1,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1984. Highest significance: Baku, AZ.

Key Facts for 3 April 1984

On 3 April 1984, 1,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 376 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 197 monthly and 846 daily.
Baku set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 3 April 1984.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,046 stations

1,046 station records on 3 April 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Seesen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nurburg	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kasumkent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	291.1 mm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diepdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wernigerode	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lobenstein	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,046 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 299, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 230.

Records on 3 April 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	299
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	230

Records on 3 April 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 197, daily 846.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 317.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1984

Top 20 records on 3 April 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1984	Baku, AZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1984	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	119 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1984	Seesen, DE	monthly snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1984	O'Neill, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Eslohe, DE	monthly snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Brilon, DE	monthly snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Nurburg, DE	monthly snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	monthly snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Boonville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Mullen 21 NW, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Kasumkent, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Weimar, DE	monthly snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Pickstown, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Kall-Sistig, DE	monthly snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Waltershausen, DE	monthly snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Alexandria, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1984	Mullen 21 NW, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	46 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

1815 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1984. 1984 had 1,046 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	768
50 to 100	92
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1