Weather Records on 23 March 1978

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1978. Highest significance: Bowman, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1978

On 23 March 1978, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 595 daily.
Bowman set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 23 March 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 23 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgowi (Moira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badgerys Creek McMasters F.STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 23 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 23 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1978

Top 20 records on 23 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1978	Cheesman, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Atlin, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Roy 8 NE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Throckmorton, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Junee Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Lebo, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Ashley, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Zametchino, RU	daily high min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1978	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1978	Mykland, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1978	Ft Ross, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1978	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1978	Barguzin, RU	daily high min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1978	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 608 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	485
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1