Weather Records on 24 March 1978

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1978. Highest significance: Carrollton, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1978

On 24 March 1978, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 494 daily.
Carrollton set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 24 March 1978.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 24 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrollton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Celestun (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.4 mm (8.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunter 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auxvasse 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jay	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulberry 6 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrigley A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.5 cm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 24 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 24 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1978

Top 20 records on 24 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1978	Carrollton, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1978	Celestun (Smn), MX	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Macon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	223.4 mm (8.8 in)	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Fayette, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Sherman, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Turvo, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 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)
24 March 1978	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	New Florence, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Moberly, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Gunter 5 S, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1978	Bonner Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	36 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

1794 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 508 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	414
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1