Weather Records on 10 March 1978

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1978. Highest significance: Ashland, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1978

On 10 March 1978, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 867 daily.
Ashland set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 10 March 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

877 stations

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

Weather records on 10 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente de Carvalho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 211.

Records on 10 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	211

Records on 10 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1978

Top 20 records on 10 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1978	Ashland, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	Charleston, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	Coldwater St School, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	Angola, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1978	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Williams 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Jua, BR	all-time rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Lewistown AP, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Tipp City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1978	Santo Antonio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 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

1807 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1978. 1978 had 877 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	721
200 to 400	22
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1