Weather Records on 14 October 1978

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1978. Highest significance: Novosibirsk, RU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1978

On 14 October 1978, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 837 daily.
Novosibirsk set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 14 October 1978.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 14 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bge C Lac Chateauvert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Excame	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

696 broken records

Margins by which the 696 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1978

Top 20 records on 14 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1978	Novosibirsk, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1978	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Albanel, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Bge C Lac Chateauvert, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Nququ (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Francistown, BW	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Arvida, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Ocampo, MX	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Old Forge, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Serowe, BW	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1978	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	40 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 856 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 50	685
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1