Weather Records on 10 November 1978

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1978. Highest significance: Redig 11 NE, US.

Key Facts for 10 November 1978

On 10 November 1978, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,092 daily.
Redig 11 NE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 10 November 1978.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 10 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 10 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 10 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,092.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 November 1978

Top 20 records on 10 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1978	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1978	Lead, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Midwest, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Manila, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Bismarck, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Presa la Angostura, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	130 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Malaga Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1978	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	61 years	40 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

1835 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1978. 1978 had 1,118 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

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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 50	892
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1