Weather Records on 23 April 1984

971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1984. Highest significance: Scotland Neck, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1984

On 23 April 1984, 971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 510 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 953 daily.
Scotland Neck set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 23 April 1984.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

971 stations

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

Weather records on 23 April 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dona Francisca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

971 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 362, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 23 April 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	362
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 23 April 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1984

Top 20 records on 23 April 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1984	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1984	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Powhatan, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Greenfield, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Pocahontas, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Nova Palmira, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Jackson, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Cherry Creek Dam, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Prata, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, BM	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Hyndman, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1984	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	95 years	42 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

1800 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1984. 1984 had 971 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	776
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1