Weather Records on 11 June 1978

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 June 1978. Highest significance: Struishoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 June 1978

On 11 June 1978, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 504 daily.
Struishoek set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 11 June 1978.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 11 June 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 June 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holmbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harstena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Telmo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Horken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ibimirim (Jeritaco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 11 June 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 June 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 June 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 June 1978

Top 20 records on 11 June 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 1978	Struishoek, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Wirraminna Railway Station, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Lamboo, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Edwards Creek, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Erldunda, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Urjupino, RU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1978	Dunbar Forest Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 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

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 517 records.

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

Records on 06-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	2
1811	1
1812	1
1816	1
1821	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1869	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	5
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	15
1904	4
1905	9
1906	11
1907	23
1908	20
1909	22
1910	28
1911	59
1912	40
1913	32
1914	26
1915	44
1916	73
1917	157
1918	29
1919	27
1920	37
1921	109
1922	69
1923	199
1924	114
1925	138
1926	130
1927	181
1928	179
1929	132
1930	143
1931	200
1932	174
1933	589
1934	228
1935	243
1936	377
1937	386
1938	370
1939	344
1940	388
1941	623
1942	515
1943	216
1944	266
1945	702
1946	283
1947	754
1948	361
1949	461
1950	352
1951	417
1952	580
1953	585
1954	288
1955	1,073
1956	783
1957	599
1958	554
1959	315
1960	260
1961	390
1962	314
1963	707
1964	601
1965	405
1966	530
1967	494
1968	423
1969	620
1970	762
1971	368
1972	1,455
1973	803
1974	543
1975	622
1976	621
1977	530
1978	517
1979	745
1980	765
1981	866
1982	633
1983	596
1984	824
1985	725
1986	720
1987	494
1988	1,012
1989	879
1990	612
1991	922
1992	833
1993	938
1994	608
1995	1,273
1996	1,127
1997	1,067
1998	1,487
1999	916
2000	1,271
2001	1,027
2002	1,057
2003	857
2004	939
2005	1,828
2006	1,566
2007	778
2008	1,468
2009	1,012
2010	1,263
2011	918
2012	864
2013	892
2014	536
2015	583
2016	810
2017	760
2018	645
2019	915
2020	581
2021	1,036
2022	1,449
2023	570
2024	604
2025	724
2026	867

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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 20	411
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1