Weather Records on 11 October 1984

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1984. Highest significance: Madisonville, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1984

On 11 October 1984, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 537 daily.
Madisonville set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 11 October 1984.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 11 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirana	Albania	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1984

Top 20 records on 11 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1984	Madisonville, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	La Pryor, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Sledge, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Byhalia, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Uvalde, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	University, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Rangely 1E, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Doniphan, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Fowlerton, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Sanderson, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Harleton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1984	Brackettville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1984	Tooele, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1984	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1984	Cleveland, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1984	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 552 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

Download the Data

Data for records on 1984-10-11: 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	418
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1