Weather Records on 24 September 1984

1,565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1984. Highest significance: Basin, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1984

On 24 September 1984, 1,565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 579 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 221 monthly and 1,343 daily.
Basin set an all-time record daily snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 24 September 1984.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

1,565 stations

1,565 station records on 24 September 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Velsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,565 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 446, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 24 September 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	446
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 24 September 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 221, daily 1,343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,217 broken records

Margins by which the 1,217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1984

Top 20 records on 24 September 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1984	Basin, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1984	Mott, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1984	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Terry, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Dickinson Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Reeder 13 N, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Velsk, RU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Solon Springs, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Howard, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Rairden 2WSW, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Cloquet, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Sidney, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1984	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	50 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

1803 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1984. 1984 had 1,565 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 50	1,090
50 to 100	86
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1