Weather Records on 22 October 1978

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1978. Highest significance: Nappa Merrie, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1978

On 22 October 1978, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 664 daily.
Nappa Merrie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.4 mm (2.7 in) on 22 October 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 22 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allenspark 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallup 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.4 cm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caripare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Laramie 11 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rye	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brotas de Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 22 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 22 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1978

Top 20 records on 22 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1978	Nappa Merrie, AU	monthly rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1978	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1978	Boulder, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Shoshone, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Wagner (Itacira), BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Allenspark 2SE, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Durham Downs, AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Double Four Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Waterdale, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Saguache, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Gallup 5 E, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 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)
22 October 1978	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Windsor, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Warren, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1978	Wikieup, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 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 678 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 25	496
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1