Weather Records on 26 October 1978

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1978. Highest significance: Gulu, UG.

Key Facts for 26 October 1978

On 26 October 1978, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 484 daily.
Gulu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 154.0 mm (6.1 in) on 26 October 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 26 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humpty Doo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1978

Top 20 records on 26 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1978	Gulu, UG	monthly rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1978	Ballarat Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1978	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1978	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Anakie, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Hewitt, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Fairmont, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Queenscliff, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1978	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	73 years	42 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

1816 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1978. 1978 had 495 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	401
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1