Weather Records on 10 October 1984

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1984. Highest significance: Hallettsville 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1984

On 10 October 1984, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 554 daily.
Hallettsville 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 10 October 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 10 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muyinga	Burundi	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mermentau	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rodessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1984

Top 20 records on 10 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1984	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Gabes, TN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Muyinga, BI	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Batesville Lvstk, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Portales, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	20.3 C (68.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Magdalena, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Otis 2 NE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Elsinore, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Wynne, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Mermentau, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1984	Sappho 8 E, US	monthly rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	36 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

1793 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 566 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	365
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3