Weather Records on 1 March 1978

1,065 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1978. Highest significance: Huntington, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1978

On 1 March 1978, 1,065 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 954 daily.
Huntington set a monthly record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 1 March 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

1,065 stations

1,065 station records on 1 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Covina City Yard Fc387B	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Van Nuys Fc15A	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cibecue	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newhall S Fc32Ce	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,065 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 303.

Records on 1 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	303

Records on 1 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 104, daily 954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1978

Top 20 records on 1 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1978	Huntington, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	Agartala, IN	monthly rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	Montague 4 NW, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	Lima Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	Bowman, US	monthly snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	Dayton Mcd, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Pasadena, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Bartlett Dam, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Ionia 2SSW, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Horseshoe Dam, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Moxoto, BR	all-time rain	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Borrego Desert Park, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Covina City Yard Fc387B, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1978	Nebraska City 2NW, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	7 years	53 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

1808 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1978. 1978 had 1,065 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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 200	838
200 to 400	17
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1