Weather Records on 8 April 1984

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1984. Highest significance: Collarenebri (Albert St), AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1984

On 8 April 1984, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 992 daily.
Collarenebri (Albert St) set a daily record precipitation of 110.8 mm (4.4 in) on 8 April 1984.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 8 April 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Verde Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 719, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 8 April 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	719
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 8 April 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 46, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1984

Top 20 records on 8 April 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1984	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Canbelego Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	66 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Hermidale Tank, AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Walgett Council Depot, AU	monthly rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1984	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1798 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1984. 1984 had 1,041 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	696
20 to 40	158
40 to 60	54
60 to 80	27
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1