Weather Records on 1 December 1984

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1984. Highest significance: Onaka, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1984

On 1 December 1984, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 474 daily.
Onaka set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 1 December 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

513 stations

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

Weather records on 1 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen-Fredriksberg	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chipata	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vaernes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adamovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pirassununga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frolovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Solvaer	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 1 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 1 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1984

Top 20 records on 1 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1984	Onaka, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1984	Resplendor-Jusante, BR	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	King Salmon, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Aparri, PH	monthly rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Dupree, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	monthly high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Ipswich, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Eagle Butte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Arnsberg, DE	monthly high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Lenindjol, KG	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Ralph 1 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Astana, KZ	daily low min	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Bergen-Fredriksberg, NO	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1984	Chipata, ZM	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 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

1797 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1984. 1984 had 513 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 100	423
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1