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Weather Records on 16 July 1984

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1984. Highest significance: Murphys Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1984

  • On 16 July 1984, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 252 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 914 daily.
  • Murphys Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 16 July 1984.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

937 stations
Weather records on 16 July 1984 937 station records on 16 July 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
937 station records on 16 July 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Murphys Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.0 mm (2.1 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Maude (Nap Nap)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
SahuaripaMexicoRecord daily precipitation84.8 mm (3.3 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-KoksaRussiaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
MarshallUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation55.1 mm (2.2 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation88.4 mm (3.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.6 mm (1.8 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.0 mm (3.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.6 mm (1.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Wollondilly (Bullio)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.0 mm (3.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.4 mm (1.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.0 mm (1.7 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation137.2 mm (5.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
OwaseJapanRecord daily precipitation354.0 mm (13.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhni SirohozyUkraineRecord daily precipitation56.0 mm (2.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.2 mm (1.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.2 mm (1.4 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
MahrigongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.0 mm (1.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STNAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)44 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.8 mm (1.8 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Chula VistaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)43 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes HillUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation109.2 mm (4.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo AntaoBrazilRecord daily precipitation42.6 mm (1.7 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.6 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole North OldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.4 mm (2.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
San JoseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
FaroSwedenRecord daily precipitation40.2 mm (1.6 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
LvivUkraineRecord daily precipitation44.9 mm (1.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem 5 NNEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation80.5 mm (3.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/UscUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
KoonamoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.0 mm (1.7 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
BarringunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.4 mm (1.4 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.6 mm (1.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records
Records on 16 July 1984 by type Records set or tied on 16 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 517. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 68Lowest daily maximum: 119Highest daily minimum: 184Lowest daily minimum: 49Heaviest daily rainfall: 517Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 517.
Records on 16 July 1984 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum68
Lowest daily maximum119
Highest daily minimum184
Lowest daily minimum49
Heaviest daily rainfall517
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 July 1984 by timescale Records on 16 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 914. 02505007501,000all-time: 1monthly: 22daily: 914all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 914.
Records on 16 July 1984 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly22
daily914

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1984 Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 293.5. Ties are not counted. 02004006008000 to 50: 77150 to 100: 4100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 293.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1984
MarginRecords
0 to 50771
50 to 1004
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2500
250 to 3001

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1984
Top 20 records on 16 July 1984 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 July 1984Murphys Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain54.0 mm (2.1 in)39.3 mm (1.5 in)84 years60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1984Quambone (Sandy Camp), AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)92 years60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1984Maude (Nap Nap), AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)15.1 mm (0.6 in)62 years58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Yoder 5 W, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)56 years57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Sahuaripa, MXdaily rain84.8 mm (3.3 in)58.9 mm (2.3 in)34 years54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Ust-Koksa, RUdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)23.7 mm (0.9 in)43 years54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Hoburg, SEdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)92 years54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)62 years53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Marshall, USdaily rain55.1 mm (2.2 in)39.9 mm (1.6 in)61 years53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Newport 1 NW, USmonthly rain88.4 mm (3.5 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)89 years53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Old Baratta Homestead, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)90 years52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Enngonia (Belalie), AUdaily rain44.6 mm (1.8 in)34.4 mm (1.4 in)13 years52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Hillston (Hunthawang), AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)48 years52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Boggabri (Kanownda), AUdaily rain75.0 mm (3.0 in)52.1 mm (2.1 in)13 years51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Quambone (Carwell), AUdaily rain31.6 mm (1.2 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)84 years50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Wollondilly (Bullio), AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)38 years50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Camoola Park, AUdaily rain75.0 mm (3.0 in)66.4 mm (2.6 in)16 years49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Walgett (Dungalear), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)77 years48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Girilambone (Ampol), AUdaily rain36.4 mm (1.4 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)76 years48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1984Marra Creek (Womboin), AUdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)25.0 mm (1.0 in)32 years48 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

1798 to 1984
Records on 07-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1984. 1984 had 937 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001798: 11801: 11802: 11808: 11819: 11829: 11832: 11833: 11840: 21845: 11852: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11868: 21870: 11871: 11875: 21876: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11881: 21883: 41886: 11887: 21888: 21890: 51891: 21892: 51894: 61896: 11897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 51901: 91902: 21903: 181904: 201905: 41906: 231907: 71908: 211909: 171910: 91911: 241912: 281913: 231914: 531915: 411916: 391917: 901918: 181919: 561920: 461921: 661922: 3031923: 1801924: 751925: 1791926: 2951927: 1701928: 4051929: 1921930: 4021931: 5271932: 4461933: 2241934: 4321935: 2841936: 7151937: 3071938: 2131939: 5991940: 2551941: 3631942: 3211943: 2971944: 1931945: 7021946: 4541947: 5681948: 2591949: 4171950: 5421951: 5371952: 5601953: 3661954: 5921955: 5481956: 4171957: 2211958: 1,2701959: 3411960: 3291961: 4021962: 5381963: 2511964: 3411965: 4371966: 4151967: 1,0671968: 7881969: 7021970: 6741971: 7661972: 6411973: 8801974: 6661975: 7421976: 8401977: 8291978: 1,0951979: 5431980: 1,4571981: 5691982: 9851983: 1,3621984: 9371985: 5281986: 8451987: 9161988: 1,3061989: 1,0741990: 9551991: 6271992: 9431993: 1,0531994: 7301995: 9291996: 7391997: 7071998: 1,0511999: 9982000: 1,2072001: 1,0732002: 1,0292003: 1,4922004: 7242005: 1,0232006: 1,5272007: 1,1862008: 6692009: 8392010: 9272011: 1,2212012: 8292013: 8532014: 1,4482015: 6052016: 7062017: 4192018: 6942019: 4762020: 4642021: 6612022: 5382023: 1,1502024: 9382025: 7642026: 7271798187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1984. 1984 had 937 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-16 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18011
18021
18081
18191
18291
18321
18331
18402
18451
18522
18621
18631
18653
18661
18682
18701
18711
18752
18762
18781
18792
18801
18812
18834
18861
18872
18882
18905
18912
18925
18946
18961
18972
18982
18992
19005
19019
19022
190318
190420
19054
190623
19077
190821
190917
19109
191124
191228
191323
191453
191541
191639
191790
191818
191956
192046
192166
1922303
1923180
192475
1925179
1926295
1927170
1928405
1929192
1930402
1931527
1932446
1933224
1934432
1935284
1936715
1937307
1938213
1939599
1940255
1941363
1942321
1943297
1944193
1945702
1946454
1947568
1948259
1949417
1950542
1951537
1952560
1953366
1954592
1955548
1956417
1957221
19581,270
1959341
1960329
1961402
1962538
1963251
1964341
1965437
1966415
19671,067
1968788
1969702
1970674
1971766
1972641
1973880
1974666
1975742
1976840
1977829
19781,095
1979543
19801,457
1981569
1982985
19831,362
1984937
1985528
1986845
1987916
19881,306
19891,074
1990955
1991627
1992943
19931,053
1994730
1995929
1996739
1997707
19981,051
1999998
20001,207
20011,073
20021,029
20031,492
2004724
20051,023
20061,527
20071,186
2008669
2009839
2010927
20111,221
2012829
2013853
20141,448
2015605
2016706
2017419
2018694
2019476
2020464
2021661
2022538
20231,150
2024938
2025764
2026727

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).