Weather Records on 23 July 1984

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1984. Highest significance: Sacaton, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1984

On 23 July 1984, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 958 daily.
Sacaton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 23 July 1984.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

980 stations

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

Weather records on 23 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Coolah Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keeline 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah Balarang Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Kimberley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Benoni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Lana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 469.

Records on 23 July 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

819 broken records

Margins by which the 819 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1984

Top 20 records on 23 July 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1984	Sacaton, US	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1984	Lakeview, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1984	Korong, AU	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1984	Somerton Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1984	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1984	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Paragonah, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Cheepie Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Whyenbah, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Weemelah (Crinolyn), AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Boulder, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1984	Coolah (Coolah Creek), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	44 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

1794 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 980 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 10	673
10 to 20	94
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1