Weather Records on 4 December 1984

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1984. Highest significance: Bristow, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1984

On 4 December 1984, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 788 daily.
Bristow set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 4 December 1984.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 4 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bristow	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 4 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 4 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 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

4 December 1984

Top 20 records on 4 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1984	Bristow, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1984	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 December 1984	Perry, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Lebanon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Bristow, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Ellington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	White Signal, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Richfield, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Bosque del Apache, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1984	Glen-Ayle, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	40 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

1796 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 796 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	599
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1