Weather Records on 7 April 1978

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1978. Highest significance: Akkol, KZ.

Key Facts for 7 April 1978

On 7 April 1978, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 675 daily.
Akkol set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.3 mm (1.2 in) on 7 April 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 7 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akkol	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zhaltyr	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brush Creek Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1978

Top 20 records on 7 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1978	Akkol, KZ	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1978	Zhaltyr, KZ	monthly rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Geyser Rch, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Dyer 5S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Foresthill Rs, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Silverton, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Sveg, SE	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Austin #2, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Meade, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara), BR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Scott City, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Progress, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	35 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

1800 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1978. 1978 had 686 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 50	558
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1