Weather Records on 24 September 1978

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1978. Highest significance: Fruitland, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1978

On 24 September 1978, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 599 daily.
Fruitland set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 24 September 1978.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 24 September 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Betania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iramuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Faro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1978

Top 20 records on 24 September 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1978	Fruitland, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Betania, BR	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Guerrero (Smn), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Nome AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Senador Pompeu, BR	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Carnaubas, BR	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Santa Cruz-Litoral, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Lompoc, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Fazenda Feijao, BR	monthly rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Tamazula de Victoria, MX	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Moree, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Acude Ema, BR	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1978	Hostotipaquillo, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1978	Florence, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1978	La Belle, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1978	Luverne, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1978	Bernalillo, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1803 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1978. 1978 had 619 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 100	524
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1