Weather Records on 11 March 1978

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1978. Highest significance: Huntington, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1978

On 11 March 1978, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 572 daily.
Huntington set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 11 March 1978.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

579 stations

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

Weather records on 11 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta da Praia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 183.

Records on 11 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	183

Records on 11 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1978

Top 20 records on 11 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1978	Charleston, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1978	Williams 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1978	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Coldwater St School, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Rio Dos Patos, BR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Ponta da Praia, BR	daily rain	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Circleville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1978	Tipp City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	49 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

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 579 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	472
200 to 400	17
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1