Weather Records on 10 October 1978

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1978. Highest significance: Newton, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1978

On 10 October 1978, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 397 daily.
Newton set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 10 October 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 10 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1978

Top 20 records on 10 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1978	Newton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Saentis, CH	monthly high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Caledonia, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Charles City, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Cascade, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Independence #1, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Urmi, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Gulu, UG	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Turij Rog, RU	all-time rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Hatteras, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1978	Kjahta, RU	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1978	Hull, GB	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1978	Rothamsted, GB	daily high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1978	Camden 3 W, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1978	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1978	Bradford, GB	daily high max	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1978	Zugspitze, DE	monthly high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1978	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	31 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

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 401 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 October 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 10	313
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2