Weather Records on 3 April 1978

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1978. Highest significance: Brodribb River, AU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1978

On 3 April 1978, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 479 daily.
Brodribb River set an all-time record daily precipitation of 223.1 mm (8.8 in) on 3 April 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 3 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.1 mm (8.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pikapene Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shipshaw	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1978

Top 20 records on 3 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1978	Brodribb River, AU	all-time rain	223.1 mm (8.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1978	Orbost (Comparison), AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1978	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	all-time rain	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1978	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1978	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1978	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1978	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Ensay, AU	all-time rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Bonang, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Yanco Regulator, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Buchan, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Meedo, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Cracow Store, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Gelantipy East, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Berlin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Ituacu, BR	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1978	Ft Ripley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	42 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

1815 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1978. 1978 had 498 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1978-04-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	400
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1