Weather Records on 27 April 1984

1,754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1984. Highest significance: Dickinson Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1984

On 27 April 1984, 1,754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
511 were record highs and 730 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,654 daily.
Dickinson Exp STN set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 27 April 1984.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,754 stations

1,754 station records on 27 April 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madruskat	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,754 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 392, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 338, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 27 April 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	392
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	338
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 27 April 1984 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 79, daily 1,654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,393 broken records

Margins by which the 1,393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1984

Top 20 records on 27 April 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1984	Dickinson Exp STN, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	87 years	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 April 1984	Ridgeway 1 S, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1984	Minot Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1984	Watford City 14S, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1984	Sheridan Fld STN, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1984	Greer, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1984	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1984	San Haven, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Colony, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Bismarck, US	monthly snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Albion 1 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Agate 3 E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Booylgoo Spring, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1984	Couderay 7 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 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

1795 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,754 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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	1,268
100 to 200	79
200 to 300	30
300 to 400	11
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1