Weather Records on 5 June 1978

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1978. Highest significance: Quorn (Olive Grove), AU.

Key Facts for 5 June 1978

On 5 June 1978, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 591 daily.
Quorn (Olive Grove) set a daily record precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 5 June 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 5 June 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Moolooloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bajanaul	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Upper 1052	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agdam	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Semonaiha	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 June 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1978

Top 20 records on 5 June 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1978	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1978	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	all-time high min	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Cradock, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Trinidad, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Arno Bay, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Stiege, DE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Blinman (Moolooloo), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Braunlage, DE	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Canon City, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Koppio, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Yunta (Panaramitee), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Waiahi Lower 1054, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Bajanaul, KZ	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1978	Waiahi Upper 1052, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	43 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

1804 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1978. 1978 had 607 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1978-06-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	486
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1