Weather Records on 13 October 1978

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 1978. Highest significance: Guildford Junction, AU.

Key Facts for 13 October 1978

On 13 October 1978, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 779 daily.
Guildford Junction set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 13 October 1978.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 13 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Marie (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 13 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 13 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 1978

Top 20 records on 13 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1978	Guildford Junction, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1978	Greenfield, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Williams 3 SW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Altamirano (Smn), MX	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Hamilton Fairfield, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	all-time rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Licola Rwc, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Vastervik, SE	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Bedford 4 SW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Circleville, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Edwardsport Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1978	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	42 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

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 800 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,412
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	579
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1