Weather Records on 9 August 1978

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1978. Highest significance: Raipur, IN.

Key Facts for 9 August 1978

On 9 August 1978, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 754 daily.
Raipur set a daily record precipitation of 240.0 mm (9.4 in) on 9 August 1978.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 9 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magiscatzin (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 323.

Records on 9 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1978

Top 20 records on 9 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1978	Raipur, IN	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1978	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1978	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Tartu, EE	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Turi, EE	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Campbell Town Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Mangut, RU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Klaipeda, LT	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Marnhull, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Wyelangta, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Narva, EE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Jocotepec, MX	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1978	Guntersville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 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 784 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 1978-08-09: 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 25	596
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1