Weather Records on 14 April 1978

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1978. Highest significance: St John's A, CA.

Key Facts for 14 April 1978

On 14 April 1978, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 318 daily.
St John's A set a daily record snowfall of 25.5 cm (10.0 in) on 14 April 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 14 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St John's A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.5 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.5 cm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roetgen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 14 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 14 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1978

Top 20 records on 14 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1978	St John's A, CA	daily snowfall	25.5 cm (10.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1978	Uccle, BE	daily low max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1978	Colinet, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1978	Tuxcueca, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1978	High River, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Tonala (Smn), MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	St John's A, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Brunswick, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Le Bourget, FR	daily low max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Palisade, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1978	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	23 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

1801 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1978. 1978 had 322 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	254
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1