Weather Records on 1 October 1984

1,266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1984. Highest significance: Tillabery, NE.

Key Facts for 1 October 1984

On 1 October 1984, 1,266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 853 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Tillabery set a monthly record daily precipitation of 184.9 mm (7.3 in) on 1 October 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,266 stations

1,266 station records on 1 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tacubaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schneifelforsthaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Coligny	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nufringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ermsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monchengladbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altrier	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,266 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 394, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 459, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 1 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	394
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	459
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,041 broken records

Margins by which the 1,041 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1984

Top 20 records on 1 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1984	Tillabery, NE	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Aach, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Presa Tacubaya, MX	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Cardabia, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Schneifelforsthaus, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Palisade, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Bourges, FR	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Chatillon-Coligny, FR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Nufringen, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Luxembourg Airport, LU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Ermsdorf, LU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Monchengladbach, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1984	Brady, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 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

1813 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1984. 1984 had 1,266 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	1,025
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1