Weather Records on 7 August 1984

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1984. Highest significance: McKinney Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1984

On 7 August 1984, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 806 daily.
McKinney Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 7 August 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 7 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nozovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warnow	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 309.

Records on 7 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 27, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1984

Top 20 records on 7 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1984	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1984	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1984	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	monthly rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1984	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1984	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1984	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1984	Turocak, RU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Brockton, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Pomerode, BR	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Richfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Luiz Alves, BR	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Nozovka, RU	all-time rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Timasevskaja, RU	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Garcia, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1984	Warnow, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 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

1808 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1984. 1984 had 840 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Data for records on 1984-08-07: 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 20	563
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2