Weather Records on 16 July 1978

1,095 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1978. Highest significance: Treherne, CA.

Key Facts for 16 July 1978

On 16 July 1978, 1,095 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,040 daily.
Treherne set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 16 July 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,095 stations

1,095 station records on 16 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibate	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Five Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caconde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,095 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 525, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	525
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 52, daily 1,040.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1978

Top 20 records on 16 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1978	Treherne, CA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1978	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1978	Kelso, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1978	Longview, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1978	Dover, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1978	Cypress River, CA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Howatharra, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Ely Park, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Lenoir, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Gabbin North, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Geraldton Airport, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Oujda, MA	all-time high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1978	Hyde Park, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	47 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

1798 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 1,095 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1978-07-16: 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 10	695
10 to 20	149
20 to 30	47
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1