Weather Records on 10 January 1978

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1978. Highest significance: Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1978

On 10 January 1978, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 493 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,074 daily.
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 10 January 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 10 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gowanda Correctional	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Needles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 361, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 10 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	361
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 10 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 22, daily 1,074.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

872 broken records

Margins by which the 872 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1978

Top 20 records on 10 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1978	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1978	Cairo 3 S, US	all-time low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Gowanda Correctional, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Loa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	La Sal, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Manti, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Woudzicht, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	N Stratford, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Black Springs Forestry, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Canaan, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Millinocket, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Needles AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Cachoeira Escura, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Moosehead, US	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Parker, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1978	Scottville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	10 years	38 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

1799 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1978. 1978 had 1,102 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 20	781
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3