Weather Records on 3 November 1978

1,197 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1978. Highest significance: Cimarron 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 November 1978

On 3 November 1978, 1,197 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
728 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 141 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Cimarron 4 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 3 November 1978.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,197 stations

1,197 station records on 3 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,197 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 512, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	512
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 141, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1978

Top 20 records on 3 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1978	Cimarron 4 SW, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1978	Mosquero 1 NE, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1978	Wupatki Nm, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1978	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1978	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1978	Brisco, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1978	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Roy, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Jingi Jingi, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Tres Piedras, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Porthill, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Cavern City AP, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Tara Shire Council, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1978	Port Washington, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	44 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

1821 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1978. 1978 had 1,197 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	932
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1