Weather Records on 30 October 1978

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1978. Highest significance: Marree (Farina), AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1978

On 30 October 1978, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 345 daily.
Marree (Farina) set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 30 October 1978.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 30 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerranderie (Private Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Humpty Doo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 30 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 30 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1978

Top 20 records on 30 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1978	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1978	Honolulu Intl AP, US	monthly rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1978	Mulyungarie, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1978	Atlin, CA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1978	Beltana, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1978	Arkaroola, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Manoa Tun 2 716, US	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Mount Dutton, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn), MX	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Copley (Yankaninna), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1978	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 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

1799 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1978. 1978 had 359 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	265
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2