Weather Records on 1 November 1978

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 November 1978. Highest significance: Fords Bridge, AU.

Key Facts for 1 November 1978

On 1 November 1978, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 784 daily.
Fords Bridge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 1 November 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 1 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aleman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dease Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 1 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 391, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 93, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 November 1978

Top 20 records on 1 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1978	Fords Bridge, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1978	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1978	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1978	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1978	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1978	Columbus, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1978	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1978	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Jundah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Elephant Butte Dam, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Wolwefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Aleman Rch, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1978	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	52 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

1805 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1978. 1978 had 878 records.

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

Records on 11-01 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	7
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	3
1901	4
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	16
1906	20
1907	5
1908	11
1909	45
1910	40
1911	54
1912	17
1913	45
1914	46
1915	22
1916	40
1917	43
1918	55
1919	95
1920	62
1921	44
1922	50
1923	172
1924	290
1925	253
1926	150
1927	666
1928	214
1929	306
1930	336
1931	286
1932	387
1933	684
1934	387
1935	882
1936	332
1937	402
1938	601
1939	628
1940	309
1941	417
1942	463
1943	287
1944	513
1945	326
1946	417
1947	588
1948	415
1949	661
1950	1,017
1951	1,317
1952	254
1953	306
1954	610
1955	371
1956	1,280
1957	358
1958	289
1959	322
1960	341
1961	535
1962	285
1963	307
1964	345
1965	520
1966	574
1967	542
1968	592
1969	437
1970	303
1971	801
1972	1,205
1973	589
1974	1,014
1975	494
1976	968
1977	702
1978	878
1979	631
1980	519
1981	824
1982	813
1983	852
1984	1,295
1985	716
1986	634
1987	1,529
1988	1,025
1989	827
1990	1,089
1991	3,261
1992	1,303
1993	2,690
1994	978
1995	1,138
1996	869
1997	1,273
1998	968
1999	1,129
2000	1,339
2001	531
2002	1,697
2003	1,309
2004	1,013
2005	836
2006	756
2007	626
2008	1,252
2009	893
2010	648
2011	781
2012	663
2013	568
2014	1,027
2015	804
2016	953
2017	474
2018	652
2019	1,578
2020	974
2021	361
2022	1,010
2023	949
2024	847
2025	478

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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	674
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1