Weather Records on 19 September 1978

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1978. Highest significance: Walden, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1978

On 19 September 1978, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Walden set a daily record snowfall of 18.8 cm (7.4 in) on 19 September 1978.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 19 September 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manorkill	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenicia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Tripoli 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonanza	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 352, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 19 September 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	352
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 19 September 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1978

Top 20 records on 19 September 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1978	Walden, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1978	Windham 3 E, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1978	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1978	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Penedo, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Jose Cardel, MX	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Arkville 2 W, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Danville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Junipine, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Manorkill, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Kalkaska, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Culbertson, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Phoenicia, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	Avon, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1978	New Tripoli 4 E, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 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

1805 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1978. 1978 had 1,139 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 50	853
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1