Weather Records on 6 August 1984

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1984. Highest significance: Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 August 1984

On 6 August 1984, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 774 daily.
Bosbokrand (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 6 August 1984.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 6 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nadda (Zimmerman)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huma	China	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rowan (Connorton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peebinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 356.

Records on 6 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 35, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1984

Top 20 records on 6 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1984	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Northport, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Alexandria, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Superior, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Moorhead, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Nova Trento, BR	monthly rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1984	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Nadda (Zimmerman), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Carabost, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Indaial, BR	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Nova Bremen, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Quambone (Oxley), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1984	Ituporanga (Pcd), BR	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 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 815 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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 20	594
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1