Weather Records on 14 November 1978

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1978. Highest significance: Irvinebank, AU.

Key Facts for 14 November 1978

On 14 November 1978, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 773 daily.
Irvinebank set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 14 November 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 14 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silverberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 14 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 14 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1978

Top 20 records on 14 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1978	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1978	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Mulgul, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Dyer 5S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Pana, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Lima, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Grafton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Vandalia, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Rockville, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Russell Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Asmara, ER	monthly rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Morgan 1 W, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Ralston, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1978	Spavinaw, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 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

1801 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1978. 1978 had 799 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	589
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1