Weather Records on 5 September 1984

1,185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1984. Highest significance: Mount Spencer 2, AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1984

On 5 September 1984, 1,185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 553 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,160 daily.
Mount Spencer 2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 5 September 1984.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,185 stations

1,185 station records on 5 September 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bibaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Theodore Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cincel 42	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,185 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 300, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 253, Heaviest daily rainfall 419.

Records on 5 September 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	300
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	253
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

967 broken records

Margins by which the 967 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1984

Top 20 records on 5 September 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1984	Mount Spencer 2, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 1984	Malakoff, AU	monthly rain	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Elma, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Warner Glen, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Oberstdorf, DE	monthly rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, DE	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Pskov, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	"Kageon" Dawes, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1984	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	44 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

1802 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1984. 1984 had 1,185 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 1984-09-05: 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 20	920
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1