Weather Records on 1 July 1978

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1978. Highest significance: Red Wing, US.

Key Facts for 1 July 1978

On 1 July 1978, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 651 daily.
Red Wing set an all-time record daily precipitation of 197.6 mm (7.8 in) on 1 July 1978.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 1 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville UNIV of Tenn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 298.

Records on 1 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 54, daily 651.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1978

Top 20 records on 1 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1978	Red Wing, US	all-time rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1978	Theilman 1SSW, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1978	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1978	Ongerup, AU	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1978	Borden, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1978	Jam Vale, AU	monthly rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1978	Wirra, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Hatfield, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Warriup, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Lake City, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Chornomorske, UA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Southern Hills, AU	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Caledonia, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Elgin 2SSW, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Knoxville UNIV of Tenn, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Genoa Dam 8, US	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1978	Neillsville 3ESE, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	52 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 718 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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Data for records on 1978-07-01: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	493
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1