Weather Records on 23 December 1984

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1984. Highest significance: Harkerville (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 December 1984

On 23 December 1984, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 640 daily.
Harkerville (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 23 December 1984.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 23 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caracas-la Mariposa	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 23 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 23 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1984

Top 20 records on 23 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1984	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1984	Busby, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1984	Colony, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1984	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1984	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Broadus, US	monthly snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Minchumina, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Fairfield, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Ingomar 9 E, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Faith, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Salina, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Wyola 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Caracas-la Mariposa, VE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Deep Springs College, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1984	Zeona 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	4 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

1793 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 668 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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	503
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1