Weather Records on 6 October 1978

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1978. Highest significance: Umzonia (Rsv), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 October 1978

On 6 October 1978, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 371 daily.
Umzonia (Rsv) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 189.5 mm (7.5 in) on 6 October 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 6 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miramichi A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junipine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 6 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1978

Top 20 records on 6 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1978	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	monthly rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1978	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1978	Silverdales, ZA	daily rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Brillion, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Eastport, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Sydney Airport AMO, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	East London, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Adjuntas, MX	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	San Juan del Rio (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Puente San Isidro, MX	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Mazapa, MX	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Mount Uniacke, CA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Jerecuaro, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1978	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	37 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

1802 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1978. 1978 had 376 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	281
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1