Weather Records on 24 April 1978

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1978. Highest significance: Raipur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 April 1978

On 24 April 1978, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 385 daily.
Raipur set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 24 April 1978.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 24 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jequitinhonha (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Fernando Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sept-Iles A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ojared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huskvarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 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

24 April 1978

Top 20 records on 24 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1978	Raipur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Jequitinhonha (Pcd), BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Iturbide, MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Ruy Barbosa, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	daily low min	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Andarai, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Biser, RU	daily low min	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Tuxcueca, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily low min	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1978	Oeiras, BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1978	Estevan Point, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1978	Perm, RU	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1978	Basin, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1978	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1978	Simplicio Mendes, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1978	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1978	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	76 years	32 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

1799 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1978. 1978 had 389 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	315
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1