Weather Records on 25 July 1978

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1978. Highest significance: Zametchino, RU.

Key Facts for 25 July 1978

On 25 July 1978, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 492 daily.
Zametchino set a daily record precipitation of 57.8 mm (2.3 in) on 25 July 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 25 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso del Cuarenta I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spassk Dalniy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 25 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1978

Top 20 records on 25 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1978	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1978	Ibiapina, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Rome R B Russell AP, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Bauru, BR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Canon City, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Palatka, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Anucino, RU	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Lebanon (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Isla Perez, MX	daily low min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Astrahanka, RU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1978	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	77 years	37 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

1795 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 501 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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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 2026-10-17 (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	332
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1