Weather Records on 4 November 1978

1,158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1978. Highest significance: Carlsbad, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1978

On 4 November 1978, 1,158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
689 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,060 daily.
Carlsbad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 4 November 1978.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,158 stations

1,158 station records on 4 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Red Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sequim	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah Balarang Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ferreira Das Almas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.2 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,158 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 512, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	512
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 98, daily 1,060.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

943 broken records

Margins by which the 943 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1978

Top 20 records on 4 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1978	Carlsbad, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Portales, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Hobbs, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Palestina (Smn), MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Red Bluff Dam, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Eagle Nest, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Sequim, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1978	Duaringa Post Office, AU	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Fernlee, AU	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Springer, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Calliope Station, AU	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1978	Seminole, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	55 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

1803 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1978. 1978 had 1,158 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 25	855
25 to 50	61
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1