Weather Records on 13 November 1978

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1978. Highest significance: Santa Cruz, BR.

Key Facts for 13 November 1978

On 13 November 1978, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 968 daily.
Santa Cruz set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 13 November 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 13 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Snowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 13 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 13 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 968.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1978

Top 20 records on 13 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1978	Independence #1, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1978	Snowville, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Corinne, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Charles City, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Independence, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Basin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Oelwein 2 S, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1978	Greenfield, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	47 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

1795 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 1,014 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	474
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	748
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1