Weather Records on 1 October 1978

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1978. Highest significance: Armadale, AU.

Key Facts for 1 October 1978

On 1 October 1978, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 437 daily.
Armadale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 1 October 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

492 stations

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

Weather records on 1 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porongorup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dosang	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gallup 5 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1978

Top 20 records on 1 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1978	Armadale, AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1978	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1978	Harvey Post Office, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1978	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1978	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1978	Boscabel, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1978	Dwellingup, AU	monthly rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Voru, EE	monthly snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	San Miguel El Alto, MX	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Serpentine, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Mandurah Park, AU	monthly rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Bowelling, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Culicup Estate, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1978	Porongorup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	46 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

1813 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1978. 1978 had 492 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 20	385
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1