Weather Records on 22 July 1978

1,172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1978. Highest significance: Weeping Water, US.

Key Facts for 22 July 1978

On 22 July 1978, 1,172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,146 daily.
Weeping Water set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 22 July 1978.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,172 stations

1,172 station records on 22 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Habary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niobrara	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Murta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jaboticatubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,172 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 579.

Records on 22 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	579
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 18, daily 1,146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

994 broken records

Margins by which the 994 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1978

Top 20 records on 22 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1978	Weeping Water, US	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1978	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1978	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Itaobim, BR	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Le Mars, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Hopewell 1 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Oakland, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Tyndall, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Corning, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Cawker City, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1978	Hartington, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	49 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 1,172 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 2026-10-16 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 July 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 20	892
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2