Weather Records on 15 October 1978

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1978. Highest significance: Kei Road (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 October 1978

On 15 October 1978, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 542 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 867 daily.
Kei Road (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 15 October 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 15 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 287, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 255, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	287
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	255
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1978

Top 20 records on 15 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1978	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1978	Korana "Xorana", ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Collegeville, CA	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Viljoenskroon (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Partizansk, RU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Sutherland, ZA	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Durant, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Schoongezicht, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Talladega, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1978	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	35 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

1794 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 886 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	650
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1