Weather Records on 7 October 1984

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1984. Highest significance: Bidgemia, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1984

On 7 October 1984, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 666 daily.
Bidgemia set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 7 October 1984.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 7 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muggon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vance 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1984

Top 20 records on 7 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1984	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Clarksdale, US	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Hamelin Station, AU	monthly rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Minilya, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Towrana, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Llano, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Warren 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1984	Helena, US	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Lyons River, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Swan Lake, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Batesville, US	all-time rain	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Martin U of T Branch Exp STN, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Byro, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1984	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 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

1802 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1984. 1984 had 717 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 1984-10-07: 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	514
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1