Weather Records on 8 October 1978

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1978. Highest significance: Upper Orara (Aurania), AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1978

On 8 October 1978, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 433 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 664 daily.
Upper Orara (Aurania) set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 8 October 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 8 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boromo	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 250, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	250
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1978

Top 20 records on 8 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1978	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Mier Y Noriega (Smn), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Acaponeta, MX	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Boromo, BF	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	2.5 C (36.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Plainfield, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1978	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1978	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1978	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1978	Greensboro, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1978	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	34 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

1802 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1978. 1978 had 671 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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	498
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1