Weather Records on 11 October 1978

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1978. Highest significance: Kasane, BW.

Key Facts for 11 October 1978

On 11 October 1978, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 410 daily.
Kasane set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 11 October 1978.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 11 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parateca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manhuacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bergen-Fredriksberg	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cocos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philip AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1978

Top 20 records on 11 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1978	Kasane, BW	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1978	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1978	Francistown, BW	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1978	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1978	Desterro Do Melo, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1978	Porto Tiradentes, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1978	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1978	Parateca, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Aachen, DE	daily high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Ajan, RU	monthly rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Kaycee, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Atilio Vivacqua, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Manhuacu, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Ceuta (Monte Hacho), ES	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Ozark, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Raul Soares-Montante, BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1978	Pekisko, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	29 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 426 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 10	311
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1