Weather Records on 15 November 1978

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1978. Highest significance: Honey Grove, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1978

On 15 November 1978, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 886 daily.
Honey Grove set a daily record precipitation of 108.7 mm (4.3 in) on 15 November 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

906 stations

906 station records on 15 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Earaheedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Filomena (Munduri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cocos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santana (Santana Do Brejo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz (Cruz de Malta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 15 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 15 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 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

15 November 1978

Top 20 records on 15 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1978	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1978	Jigalong, AU	monthly rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1978	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1978	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Earaheedy, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 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)
15 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Santa Rosa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Dequeen, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Sherman, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Boyd, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Sauda, NO	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Cordell, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1978	Santa Filomena (Munduri), BR	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	44 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 906 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	736
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1