Weather Records on 23 June 1978

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1978. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 23 June 1978

On 23 June 1978, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 494 daily.
Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 23 June 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

509 stations

509 station records on 23 June 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shu'j	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koskats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arvingetorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palkem	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Djurskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 23 June 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1978 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1978

Top 20 records on 23 June 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1978	Pitea, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1978	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	San Andres, MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Shu'j, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Kostroma, RU	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Sterling, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Petrozawodsk, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Lulea-Bergnaset, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Lulea, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Martinsburg, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Metolius 1 W, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Fagerheden, SE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Murom, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1978	Koskats, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	39 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

1805 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1978. 1978 had 509 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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Data for records on 1978-06-23: 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	398
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1