Weather Records on 22 October 1984

1,798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1984. Highest significance: Bay City Wtr Wks, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1984

On 22 October 1984, 1,798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
642 were record highs and 586 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,763 daily.
Bay City Wtr Wks set a daily record precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 22 October 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,798 stations

1,798 station records on 22 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatom	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitirama (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,798 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 347, Highest daily minimum 437, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 485, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 22 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	347
Highest daily minimum	437
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	485
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 22 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,473 broken records

Margins by which the 1,473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1984

Top 20 records on 22 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1984	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1984	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1984	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Carbon Hill 4SE, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Alvin, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Guffey 10 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Bay Springs, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Grand Twr 2 N, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Montevallo, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Mize 3SW, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Chatom, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Piranga, BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Stensele, SE	monthly snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Columbia, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	Prastkulla, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1984	W Blocton, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	47 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 1,798 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 50	1,406
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1