Weather Records on 7 January 1978

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1978. Highest significance: Fazenda Santa Jacinta, BR.

Key Facts for 7 January 1978

On 7 January 1978, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 475 daily.
Fazenda Santa Jacinta set a daily record precipitation of 105.2 mm (4.1 in) on 7 January 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 7 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.8 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea da Palma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 7 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 7 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1978

Top 20 records on 7 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1978	Fazenda Santa Jacinta, BR	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Izana, ES	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.8 cm (5.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Faith, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Varzea da Palma, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Grindstone Island, CA	daily low max	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1978	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1978	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1978	Ituverava, BR	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1978	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1978	Beulah 1 W, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1978	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1978	Clarks Siding, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1826 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1978. 1978 had 485 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	352
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1