Weather Records on 11 November 1978

1,558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1978. Highest significance: Deadwood, US.

Key Facts for 11 November 1978

On 11 November 1978, 1,558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 615 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,504 daily.
Deadwood set a daily record snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 11 November 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,558 stations

1,558 station records on 11 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cravinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cachoeirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cesario Lange	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,558 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 418, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 579, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 11 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	418
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	579
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 11 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 48, daily 1,504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,370 broken records

Margins by which the 1,370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1978

Top 20 records on 11 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1978	Deadwood, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Jerome, US	all-time rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Seligman, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Walnut Creek, US	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Dunmurray, ZA	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Prescott, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1978	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Sedona, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Walnut Grove, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Pontal, BR	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Alpine, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Superior, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Orderville, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Cravinhos, BR	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Mairipora, BR	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	Bartlett Dam, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1978	White Sands Natl Mon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 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

1800 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1978. 1978 had 1,558 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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	1,299
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1