Weather Records on 25 October 1978

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1978. Highest significance: Buffalo Bill Dam, US.

Key Facts for 25 October 1978

On 25 October 1978, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 455 daily.
Buffalo Bill Dam set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 25 October 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 25 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 25 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 25 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1978

Top 20 records on 25 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1978	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Aachen, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Maristova, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Moscow U of I, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1978	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Chamberlain, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Kooskia, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Moncton, CA	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Warren, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Talisman I, MX	monthly low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Paisley, GB	daily high max	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily low min	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Ft Valley, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1978	Westcliffe, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	61 years	27 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

1800 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1978. 1978 had 460 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 20	345
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1