Weather Records on 5 July 1978

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1978. Highest significance: Chesterfield, CA.

Key Facts for 5 July 1978

On 5 July 1978, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 376 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 768 daily.
Chesterfield set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 July 1978.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

804 stations

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

Weather records on 5 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glenside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1978

Top 20 records on 5 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1978	Chesterfield, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1978	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1978	Walhalla 1 SW, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Warroora, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Lahontan Dam, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Rochester Intl AP, US	all-time rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Rosso, MR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Pembina, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Judal Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Naraling, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Tallering, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Tenindewa Bindu, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Mascote, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Giralia, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Ajana, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1978	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	46 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

1796 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 804 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 1978-07-05: 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 50	627
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1