Weather Records on 10 April 1978

1,233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1978. Highest significance: Casterton (Roseneath), AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1978

On 10 April 1978, 1,233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,208 daily.
Casterton (Roseneath) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 98.2 mm (3.9 in) on 10 April 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,233 stations

1,233 station records on 10 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Florieton (Bundey Bore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garzas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,233 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 782, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	782
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 1,208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,069 broken records

Margins by which the 1,069 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1978

Top 20 records on 10 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1978	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	all-time rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Goroke (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Clarinda, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Cadell, AU	all-time rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Weatherford, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Goornong, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Pyalong West (Cavan Park), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1978	Gunbower Gee Tee Stud, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1978	Lexton, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1978	Talbot (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1978	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1978	Kybybolite Research Centre, AU	monthly rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1978	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	57 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

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 1,233 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 20	925
20 to 40	113
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1