Weather Records on 6 August 1978

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1978. Highest significance: Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1978

On 6 August 1978, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 759 daily.
Tumby Bay (Hillview) set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 6 August 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 6 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Molndal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Losinoborskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 6 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1978

Top 20 records on 6 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1978	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1978	Tumby Bay, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1978	Streaky Bay, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1978	Warramboo, AU	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1978	Bulloo Downs, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Eucla, AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Port Kenny (Mount Cooper), AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Lock (Terre), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Carpa, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Charleston - Yeager AP, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Molndal, SE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Mathias, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Rudall, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1978	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	45 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

1794 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 790 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	505
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2