Weather Records on 8 August 1984

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1984. Highest significance: El Paso Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 1984

On 8 August 1984, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 601 daily.
El Paso Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 8 August 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 8 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burdine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhnyj Tagil	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gallegos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian del Oeste	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuencame	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 8 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 12, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1984

Top 20 records on 8 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1984	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Warsaw, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Nova Trento, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Atlanta, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Kotel'nikovo, RU	all-time rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Rinconada, MX	monthly rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Moroleon, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Burdine 2 NE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Caledonia, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Nizhnyj Tagil, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Bomnak, RU	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Kenton, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1984	Hope, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	39 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

1793 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 619 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Data for records on 1984-08-08: 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 10	375
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2