Weather Records on 19 April 1978

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1978. Highest significance: Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 April 1978

On 19 April 1978, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 603 daily.
Flagstaff (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 71.0 mm (2.8 in) on 19 April 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 19 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	305.5 mm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
King Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shackleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bendering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnivale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1978

Top 20 records on 19 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1978	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1978	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1978	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	305.5 mm (12.0 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1978	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1978	King Rocks, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Holt Rock, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Graham Rock, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	126 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	The Granites, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Shackleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Scarsdale, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Cunderdin, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1978	Highland Home, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	48 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

1807 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1978. 1978 had 616 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	523
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1