Weather Records on 22 January 1978

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1978. Highest significance: Moonaree, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1978

On 22 January 1978, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 44 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 703 daily.
Moonaree set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 22 January 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 22 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.5 cm (18.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midway	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 446.

Records on 22 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	446

Records on 22 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 44, monthly 72, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1978

Top 20 records on 22 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1978	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1978	Newburgh L&D, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Spencer, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Golconda River, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Tell City, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Mt Sterling, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Gallipolis, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Johnstown, US	all-time snowfall	47.5 cm (18.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Dexter, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1978	Weston, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	51 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

1795 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 819 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	484
100 to 200	95
200 to 300	43
300 to 400	13
400 to 500	1