Weather Records on 8 July 1984

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1984. Highest significance: Driver 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1984

On 8 July 1984, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 465 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 806 daily.
Driver 4 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 8 July 1984.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 8 July 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Driver 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Wynola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 287, Heaviest daily rainfall 194.

Records on 8 July 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	287
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 27, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1984

Top 20 records on 8 July 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1984	Driver 4 NE, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1984	Mansfield, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Myrup, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Stevenson Dam, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Mansfield Hollow Lake, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Milford, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Faribault, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Eastport, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Chestnut Hill, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Storrs, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	E Wareham, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Middleboro, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Hillsdale, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Carville 2 SW, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1984	Newburyport, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	41 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 837 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1984-07-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	545
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1