Weather Records on 6 December 1984

1,245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1984. Highest significance: Owensboro 3ENE, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1984

On 6 December 1984, 1,245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 395 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,191 daily.
Owensboro 3ENE set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 6 December 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,245 stations

1,245 station records on 6 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro Trtmt Plt E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro Trtmt Plt E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,245 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 308, Deepest snow cover 253.

Records on 6 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	308
Deepest snow cover	253

Records on 6 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 54, daily 1,191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

964 broken records

Margins by which the 964 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1984

Top 20 records on 6 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1984	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1984	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1984	Bellefontaine, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Owensboro Trtmt Plt E, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Clearwater Dam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Circleville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Pryor, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Ozark, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Hamilton Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Middletown, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Gravette, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Mammoth Spring, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Salem, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Peru 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1984	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	82 years	48 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

1804 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1984. 1984 had 1,245 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	755
50 to 100	149
100 to 150	51
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1