Weather Records on 14 September 1978

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1978. Highest significance: Benton, US.

Key Facts for 14 September 1978

On 14 September 1978, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 648 daily.
Benton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 247.7 mm (9.8 in) on 14 September 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 14 September 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sosva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muzi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 September 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 September 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1978

Top 20 records on 14 September 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1978	Benton, US	all-time rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 September 1978	Newport, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Cuero, US	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Nieves, MX	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Beedeville 4 NE, US	all-time rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Delhi Cda, CA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Crivitz High Falls, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Southampton, CA	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Narva, EE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Monroe Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Montrose, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Ra-Iz, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Pioche, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1978	Turi, EE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 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

1814 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1978. 1978 had 663 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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Data for records on 1978-09-14: 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	497
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1