Weather Records on 13 April 1978

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1978. Highest significance: Ft Gaines, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1978

On 13 April 1978, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 435 daily.
Ft Gaines set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 13 April 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 13 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alderpoint	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1978

Top 20 records on 13 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1978	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Dawson, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Tuxcueca, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Niceville, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Warrenton, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Coffee Springs 2 NW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Newton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Cordele, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1978	Le Grand, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1978	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	33 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

1798 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 448 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	321
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1