Weather Records on 11 January 1978

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1978. Highest significance: Blaauwkop, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1978

On 11 January 1978, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 638 daily.
Blaauwkop set an all-time record daily precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 11 January 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 11 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.7 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.4 cm (12.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas da Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Tome	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 11 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 11 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 297.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1978

Top 20 records on 11 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1978	Blaauwkop, ZA	all-time rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1978	Paulista, BR	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Catucaba, BR	monthly rain	147.7 mm (5.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Bochum, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Vale, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Old Forge, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Naples 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Caraguatatuba, BR	daily rain	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Ibotirama (Jardinopolis), BR	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Alldays, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Ak-Terk, KG	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Waldron, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1978	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	39 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

1794 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 654 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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	482
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1