Weather Records on 7 September 1978

1,165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1978. Highest significance: Broken Hill (Kars), AU.

Key Facts for 7 September 1978

On 7 September 1978, 1,165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,125 daily.
Broken Hill (Kars) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 7 September 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,165 stations

1,165 station records on 7 September 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bygana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catumnal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,165 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 646, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 September 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	646
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records

Margins by which the 1,008 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1978

Top 20 records on 7 September 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1978	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 September 1978	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1978	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	monthly rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1978	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1978	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1978	Kinalung (Munka), AU	monthly rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1978	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1978	Barras, BR	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1978	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Tonti (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Uanda, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Birricannia, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Corinda, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Tiree, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Umberumberka Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	La Ringo, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1978	Glentana, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	53 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

1802 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1978. 1978 had 1,165 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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Data for records on 1978-09-07: 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 20	925
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1