Weather Records on 7 November 1978

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1978. Highest significance: Gudgenby, AU.

Key Facts for 7 November 1978

On 7 November 1978, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 618 daily.
Gudgenby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 7 November 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 7 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gurrai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 7 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1978

Top 20 records on 7 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1978	Gudgenby, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1978	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1978	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1978	Murrayville, AU	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1978	Irymple (Arlington), AU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Keith, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Sea Lake (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Big Delta AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Tavira, PT	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Porthill, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Pomeroy, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1978	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 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

1794 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 622 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

Download the Data

Data for records on 1978-11-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	488
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1