Weather Records on 27 September 1978

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1978. Highest significance: Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU.

Key Facts for 27 September 1978

On 27 September 1978, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 745 daily.
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) set a daily record precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 27 September 1978.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 27 September 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 531, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 September 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	531
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 September 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 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

27 September 1978

Top 20 records on 27 September 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1978	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Birchip (Marlbed), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Moyston (Barton Estate), AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Moyston, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1978	Invergordon, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Carboor, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Broadford Golf Course, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Fords Bridge (Delta), AU	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Merriwagga (Devon Street), AU	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1978	Chapala, MX	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 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

1799 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1978. 1978 had 773 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 1978-09-27: 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 100	684
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1