Weather Records on 20 July 1984

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1984. Highest significance: Teriberka, RU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1984

On 20 July 1984, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 771 daily.
Teriberka set a daily record precipitation of 52.7 mm (2.1 in) on 20 July 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 20 July 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pulosero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Redmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moncegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazenka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuweep	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jouerdine South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carbean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 279.

Records on 20 July 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 19, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

630 broken records

Margins by which the 630 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1984

Top 20 records on 20 July 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1984	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1984	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1984	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1984	Kandalaksa, RU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1984	Pulosero, RU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Redmont, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Coolgardie Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Moncegorsk, RU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Preobrazenka, RU	all-time rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Norseman, AU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Vardoe, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Tuweep, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Madison, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Webster City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1984	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	48 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

1809 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1984. 1984 had 799 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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Data for records on 1984-07-20: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1984
Margin	Records
0 to 10	549
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3