Weather Records on 22 June 1978

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 June 1978. Highest significance: Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU.

Key Facts for 22 June 1978

On 22 June 1978, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 368 daily.
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 22 June 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 22 June 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 June 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Voroncovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dosang	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolandia (Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urda	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karabulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Overholser	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 22 June 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 June 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 June 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 June 1978

Top 20 records on 22 June 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 1978	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1978	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Voroncovka, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Dosang, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Hernando, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Penza, RU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Palestina (Smn), MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Chita, RU	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Petrolandia (Itaparica), BR	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Urda, KZ	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Kislovodsk, RU	daily low max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Buxton, GB	daily low max	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Okemah, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Yerevan, AM	daily low max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Hostotipaquillo, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1978	Karabulak, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	36 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

1794 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 377 records.

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

Records on 06-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1812	1
1814	1
1821	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	5
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	16
1905	18
1906	17
1907	19
1908	23
1909	18
1910	50
1911	13
1912	18
1913	70
1914	21
1915	46
1916	71
1917	42
1918	56
1919	28
1920	59
1921	95
1922	28
1923	159
1924	89
1925	248
1926	199
1927	116
1928	179
1929	132
1930	218
1931	255
1932	171
1933	496
1934	236
1935	292
1936	703
1937	447
1938	294
1939	300
1940	556
1941	411
1942	456
1943	361
1944	371
1945	485
1946	267
1947	828
1948	562
1949	382
1950	403
1951	382
1952	523
1953	587
1954	480
1955	345
1956	376
1957	685
1958	754
1959	352
1960	341
1961	720
1962	257
1963	855
1964	423
1965	493
1966	485
1967	604
1968	325
1969	715
1970	562
1971	315
1972	1,308
1973	654
1974	608
1975	789
1976	645
1977	558
1978	377
1979	476
1980	503
1981	1,055
1982	714
1983	1,096
1984	513
1985	447
1986	505
1987	1,192
1988	2,112
1989	960
1990	778
1991	819
1992	2,071
1993	756
1994	747
1995	840
1996	894
1997	1,010
1998	1,402
1999	724
2000	980
2001	799
2002	971
2003	975
2004	769
2005	1,014
2006	803
2007	954
2008	719
2009	1,029
2010	889
2011	1,018
2012	1,076
2013	482
2014	390
2015	647
2016	798
2017	1,180
2018	511
2019	1,183
2020	517
2021	1,147
2022	714
2023	1,242
2024	749
2025	1,849
2026	837

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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 10	269
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1