Weather Records on 6 November 1978

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1978. Highest significance: Santa Cruz, BR.

Key Facts for 6 November 1978

On 6 November 1978, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 734 daily.
Santa Cruz set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 6 November 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 6 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Torquay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Refugio	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clube de Regatas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hardy A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1978

Top 20 records on 6 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1978	Georgetown, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1978	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1978	Sabinal, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1978	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1978	San Marcos, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1978	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Meredith, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Anakie, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Runge, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Burnet, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Boerne, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Jarrell, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Torquay, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1978	Lampasas, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	50 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

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 762 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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 10	510
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	26
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3