Weather Records on 3 July 1984

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1984. Highest significance: Yathroo, AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 1984

On 3 July 1984, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 713 daily.
Yathroo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.4 mm (4.6 in) on 3 July 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

738 stations

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

Weather records on 3 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vesljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Almhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogzon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arzamas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 203.

Records on 3 July 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1984

Top 20 records on 3 July 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1984	Yathroo, AU	monthly rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 July 1984	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1984	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Vesljana, RU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Anza, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	121 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Almhult, SE	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Ft Gaines, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Robstown, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi, AU	monthly rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1984	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	40 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

1793 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 738 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1984-07-03: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	542
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1