Weather Records on 19 October 1978

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1978. Highest significance: Klipplaat (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1978

On 19 October 1978, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 428 daily.
Klipplaat (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 19 October 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 19 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nazarezinho (Nazare)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Dura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coroados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Igarapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Brejo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kinuso Rs	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wanless	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Venterslaager, Bergv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 19 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1978

Top 20 records on 19 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1978	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Piracicaba, BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Susendal, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Nazarezinho (Nazare), BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Yecora (Smn), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Careacu, BR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005, BR	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Pacoti, BR	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Porto Calvo, BR	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Itoupava Central, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Dorset, ZA	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Pomerode, BR	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Taio (Pcd), BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Luiz Alves, BR	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	La Dura, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1978	Madison, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	34 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

1806 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1978. 1978 had 440 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	282
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1