Weather Records on 23 August 1984

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1984. Highest significance: Fir Glen, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 August 1984

On 23 August 1984, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 807 daily.
Fir Glen set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 23 August 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

862 stations

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

Weather records on 23 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coqueiros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tapiratiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redencao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bravo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Dos Ouros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Das Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Recalque Abc	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itaquaquecetuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piracaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Holambra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1984

Top 20 records on 23 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1984	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1984	Uman, UA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Pedra Bela, BR	monthly rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Mont-Aigoual, FR	monthly rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Senatobia, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Campinas-Ia, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Brasopolis, BR	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Coqueiros, BR	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Itajobi, BR	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Roy, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Altinopolis, BR	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Usina Chibarro (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1984	Usina Ester, BR	monthly rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 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

1802 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1984. 1984 had 862 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	674
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2