Weather Records on 7 May 1984

1,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1984. Highest significance: Greeneville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1984

On 7 May 1984, 1,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
480 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,206 daily.
Greeneville Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 7 May 1984.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

1,300 stations

1,300 station records on 7 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarralla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex Inlet Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goomarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,300 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 552, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 7 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	552
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 7 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 84, daily 1,206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,079 broken records

Margins by which the 1,079 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1984

Top 20 records on 7 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1984	Greeneville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	82 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 May 1984	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Lebanon, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Wialki South, AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Carazinho, BR	all-time rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Newport 1 NW, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1984	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Greenville 2 W, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Millerstown, US	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Woodbury, US	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Wialki North, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1984	Sumter, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	56 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

1795 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,300 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Data for records on 1984-05-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,075
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1