Weather Records on 10 February 1978

1,159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1978. Highest significance: Wasco, US.

Key Facts for 10 February 1978

On 10 February 1978, 1,159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 289 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,071 daily.
Wasco set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 10 February 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,159 stations

1,159 station records on 10 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,159 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 449.

Records on 10 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	449

Records on 10 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 58, daily 1,071.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1978

Top 20 records on 10 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1978	Wasco, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Tehachapi, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Maricopa, US	all-time rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	New Harmony, US	all-time rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Dyer 5S, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Buttonwillow, US	all-time rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Caliente, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Hanford 1 S, US	all-time rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1978	Ferron, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1978	Hatch, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1978	Pioche, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1978	Corinne, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1978	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	57 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

1798 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 1,159 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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 100	808
100 to 200	101
200 to 300	28
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1