Weather Records on 4 October 1984

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1984. Highest significance: Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 October 1984

On 4 October 1984, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 822 daily.
Clanwilliam (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 4 October 1984.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 4 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Redelinghuis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liawenee Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quoiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bogong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 534, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	534
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1984

Top 20 records on 4 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1984	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1984	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1984	Redelinghuis (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1984	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1984	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1984	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1984	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Hopefield (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Warburton, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	52 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

1795 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 864 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 10	611
10 to 20	108
20 to 30	39
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3