Weather Records on 29 September 1984

1,447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1984. Highest significance: Richfield, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1984

On 29 September 1984, 1,447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 1,122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 320 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Richfield set a monthly record daily snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 29 September 1984.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,447 stations

1,447 station records on 29 September 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itarana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Almelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garrafao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,447 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 578, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 544, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 29 September 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	578
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	544
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 29 September 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 320, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,147 broken records

Margins by which the 1,147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1984

Top 20 records on 29 September 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1984	Richfield, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1984	Springfield, US	monthly snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1984	Fowler 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1984	Podor, SN	monthly high min	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	127 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Forrest Aero, AU	monthly rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Raleigh State UNIV, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Mission 4 W, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Itarana, BR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Ipanema, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Washington, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Corning, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Grinnell 3 SW, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Maryville 2E, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Misantla, MX	daily rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Henderson 2 NNW, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Almelo, NL	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1984	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	46 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

1836 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1984. 1984 had 1,447 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1984-09-29: 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	1,097
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	2