Weather Records on 7 December 1984

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1984. Highest significance: Owensboro 3ENE, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1984

On 7 December 1984, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 936 daily.
Owensboro 3ENE set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 7 December 1984.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 7 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Falmouth	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurelville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 182.

Records on 7 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	182

Records on 7 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1984

Top 20 records on 7 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1984	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1984	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1984	Falmouth, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Usina Turvinho, BR	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Salem, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Creighton, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Iporanga, BR	daily rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Kings Mills, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Springfield 2W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1984	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 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

1801 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1984. 1984 had 957 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	605
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1