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Weather Records on 20 March 1978

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1978. Highest significance: Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1978

  • On 20 March 1978, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 260 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 804 daily.
  • Jerrys Plains Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 80.4 mm (3.2 in) on 20 March 1978.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

863 stations
Weather records on 20 March 1978 863 station records on 20 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
863 station records on 20 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jerrys Plains Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.4 mm (3.2 in)73 of 100 (Major)
Potts Hill ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation125.2 mm (4.9 in)72 of 100 (Major)
KemptenGermanyRecord daily precipitation54.0 mm (2.1 in)71 of 100 (Major)
Oberon (Gingkin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation258.4 mm (10.2 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation164.0 mm (6.5 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation288.8 mm (11.4 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Taralga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation102.8 mm (4.0 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Minto Surrey StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation123.4 mm (4.9 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Nerriga CompositeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation120.0 mm (4.7 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Gresford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation124.8 mm (4.9 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Ravensworth (Hillview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation87.0 mm (3.4 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Munsingen-ApfelstettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Sans Souci (Public School)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.0 mm (3.4 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Picton Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation109.5 mm (4.3 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation150.0 mm (5.9 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)GermanyRecord daily precipitation63.2 mm (2.5 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation242.4 mm (9.5 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon YAustraliaRecord daily precipitation200.3 mm (7.9 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation191.2 mm (7.5 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation171.0 mm (6.7 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord snow depth21.0 cm (8.3 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
BuzauRomaniaRecord daily precipitation36.7 mm (1.4 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation285.0 mm (11.2 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Wahroonga ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation169.2 mm (6.7 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation120.4 mm (4.7 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation99.4 mm (3.9 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Greta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation114.0 mm (4.5 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation100.6 mm (4.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.6 mm (2.3 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan State Forest)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation219.2 mm (8.6 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation112.0 mm (4.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-SeineFranceRecord daily precipitation27.1 mm (1.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Le BourgetFranceRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
WeinsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State ForAustraliaRecord daily precipitation231.0 mm (9.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation122.0 mm (4.8 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-EdenhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation28.9 mm (1.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/FlunternSwitzerlandRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
BowmanUnited StatesRecord snow depth88.9 cm (35.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation130.0 mm (5.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Bexley Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation100.0 mm (3.9 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation108.2 mm (4.3 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation190.0 mm (7.5 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.0 mm (2.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
SalzburgAustriaRecord daily precipitation37.4 mm (1.5 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-LandershofenGermanyRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation129.0 mm (5.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation96.0 mm (3.8 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.0 mm (2.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation130.4 mm (5.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation157.6 mm (6.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview ObservatoryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation107.4 mm (4.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Pymble (Canisius College)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation162.4 mm (6.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury AvenueAustraliaRecord daily precipitation180.0 mm (7.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
YalwalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation175.0 mm (6.9 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-GachGermanyRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
IzmailUkraineRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation113.2 mm (4.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records
Records on 20 March 1978 by type Records set or tied on 20 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 41. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 112Lowest daily maximum: 44Highest daily minimum: 148Lowest daily minimum: 76Heaviest daily rainfall: 434Heaviest daily snowfall: 8Deepest snow cover: 41Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 41.
Records on 20 March 1978 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum112
Lowest daily maximum44
Highest daily minimum148
Lowest daily minimum76
Heaviest daily rainfall434
Heaviest daily snowfall8
Deepest snow cover41
Records on 20 March 1978 by timescale Records on 20 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 45, daily 804. 02505007501,000all-time: 14monthly: 45daily: 804all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 45, daily 804.
Records on 20 March 1978 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time14
monthly45
daily804

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1978 Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted. 02004006008000 to 100: 718100 to 200: 24200 to 300: 1300 to 400: 2400 to 500: 2500 to 600: 0600 to 700: 0700 to 800: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500500 to 600600 to 700700 to 800
Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1978
MarginRecords
0 to 100718
100 to 20024
200 to 3001
300 to 4002
400 to 5002
500 to 6000
600 to 7000
700 to 8001

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1978
Top 20 records on 20 March 1978 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 March 1978Jerrys Plains Post Office, AUdaily rain80.4 mm (3.2 in)51.7 mm (2.0 in)90 years73 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Potts Hill Reservoir, AUdaily rain125.2 mm (4.9 in)87.1 mm (3.4 in)81 years72 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Kempten, DEdaily rain54.0 mm (2.1 in)28.8 mm (1.1 in)76 years71 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Oberon (Gingkin), AUall-time rain258.4 mm (10.2 in)129.9 mm (5.1 in)13 years68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUmonthly rain164.0 mm (6.5 in)29.4 mm (1.2 in)88 years68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AUmonthly rain288.8 mm (11.4 in)99.3 mm (3.9 in)35 years68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Taralga Post Office, AUdaily rain102.8 mm (4.0 in)63.9 mm (2.5 in)64 years68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Minto Surrey Street, AUdaily rain123.4 mm (4.9 in)55.6 mm (2.2 in)85 years67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Nerriga Composite, AUdaily rain120.0 mm (4.7 in)78.9 mm (3.1 in)64 years67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Gresford Post Office, AUdaily rain124.8 mm (4.9 in)63.1 mm (2.5 in)65 years66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Ravensworth (Hillview), AUdaily rain87.0 mm (3.4 in)60.8 mm (2.4 in)64 years65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DEdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)76 years65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Sans Souci (Public School), AUdaily rain86.0 mm (3.4 in)70.0 mm (2.8 in)76 years64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Picton Council Depot, AUdaily rain109.5 mm (4.3 in)43.5 mm (1.7 in)83 years64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Nowendoc (Beaufort), AUmonthly rain150.0 mm (5.9 in)24.3 mm (1.0 in)84 years62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Bad Kohlgrub (A), DEmonthly rain63.2 mm (2.5 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)30 years62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AUall-time rain242.4 mm (9.5 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)88 years61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y, AUall-time rain200.3 mm (7.9 in)33.9 mm (1.3 in)10 years60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1978Mittagong (Kia Ora), AUall-time rain191.2 mm (7.5 in)32.4 mm (1.3 in)28 years59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1978Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain171.0 mm (6.7 in)110.3 mm (4.3 in)27 years58 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 on 03-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1978. 1978 had 863 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001808: 31818: 11822: 21830: 11834: 11838: 11845: 11849: 31850: 11852: 11853: 11858: 11862: 11865: 111866: 11870: 11872: 21873: 11874: 21875: 21876: 21879: 21881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 21887: 31888: 51889: 51890: 11892: 11893: 21894: 51895: 21896: 51897: 21898: 51899: 91900: 81901: 61902: 131903: 341904: 121905: 61906: 161907: 171908: 41909: 61910: 201911: 351912: 121913: 421914: 511915: 221916: 461917: 491918: 401919: 311920: 521921: 931922: 491923: 2751924: 761925: 1211926: 1031927: 2981928: 2581929: 561930: 861931: 4921932: 1171933: 3541934: 2431935: 4081936: 2451937: 2201938: 3941939: 2401940: 4861941: 3901942: 3251943: 3781944: 6111945: 6361946: 4351947: 2991948: 6971949: 3521950: 3671951: 7881952: 5891953: 3501954: 3031955: 7191956: 5271957: 5161958: 4671959: 2931960: 5941961: 3321962: 3631963: 4471964: 5251965: 2,0201966: 3671967: 7841968: 8191969: 3741970: 9121971: 3771972: 6351973: 4221974: 7551975: 9321976: 9891977: 3521978: 8631979: 7121980: 4581981: 7121982: 1,1891983: 1,1791984: 7751985: 6361986: 6661987: 8671988: 1,0441989: 7931990: 1,4961991: 1,2051992: 6541993: 1,0141994: 1,0401995: 8571996: 1,1471997: 1,8011998: 9631999: 7932000: 8942001: 1,0482002: 1,6982003: 1,1662004: 1,7012005: 6022006: 1,3532007: 1,0532008: 9932009: 4452010: 1,2642011: 1,0032012: 3,0512013: 7622014: 8002015: 5212016: 4502017: 1,3312018: 5872019: 5302020: 1,0062021: 4872022: 6672023: 9752024: 5202025: 8482026: 3,1261808187318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1978. 1978 had 863 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-20 in each year
YearRecords
18083
18181
18222
18301
18341
18381
18451
18493
18501
18521
18531
18581
18621
186511
18661
18701
18722
18731
18742
18752
18762
18792
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18862
18873
18885
18895
18901
18921
18932
18945
18952
18965
18972
18985
18999
19008
19016
190213
190334
190412
19056
190616
190717
19084
19096
191020
191135
191212
191342
191451
191522
191646
191749
191840
191931
192052
192193
192249
1923275
192476
1925121
1926103
1927298
1928258
192956
193086
1931492
1932117
1933354
1934243
1935408
1936245
1937220
1938394
1939240
1940486
1941390
1942325
1943378
1944611
1945636
1946435
1947299
1948697
1949352
1950367
1951788
1952589
1953350
1954303
1955719
1956527
1957516
1958467
1959293
1960594
1961332
1962363
1963447
1964525
19652,020
1966367
1967784
1968819
1969374
1970912
1971377
1972635
1973422
1974755
1975932
1976989
1977352
1978863
1979712
1980458
1981712
19821,189
19831,179
1984775
1985636
1986666
1987867
19881,044
1989793
19901,496
19911,205
1992654
19931,014
19941,040
1995857
19961,147
19971,801
1998963
1999793
2000894
20011,048
20021,698
20031,166
20041,701
2005602
20061,353
20071,053
2008993
2009445
20101,264
20111,003
20123,051
2013762
2014800
2015521
2016450
20171,331
2018587
2019530
20201,006
2021487
2022667
2023975
2024520
2025848
20263,126

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).