Weather Records on 1 August 1978

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1978. Highest significance: Kisinev, MD.

Key Facts for 1 August 1978

On 1 August 1978, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 682 daily.
Kisinev set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 1 August 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

706 stations

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

Weather records on 1 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lathen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisheim-Neuhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stereguscij	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad del Maiz (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bachiniva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 257.

Records on 1 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1978

Top 20 records on 1 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1978	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Alice, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	San Marcos, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Overbrook 5 SE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Lathen, DE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Randleman, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Wheatland 4N, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Kaisheim-Neuhof, DE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Tiraspol, MD	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Stereguscij, UA	monthly rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Luling, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	San Marcos, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1978	Gardelegen, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	40 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

1797 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1978. 1978 had 706 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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Data for records on 1978-08-01: 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 10	490
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2