Weather Records on 24 November 1978

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1978. Highest significance: Greer, US.

Key Facts for 24 November 1978

On 24 November 1978, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 672 daily.
Greer set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 24 November 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 24 November 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kahlotus 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Electron Headworks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sabino Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cananea (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Madero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Lazy H Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fritz Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 24 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 24 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1978

Top 20 records on 24 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1978	Greer, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 November 1978	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Kahlotus 5 SSW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Anvil Rch, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Searchlight, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Cliff 11 SE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Electron Headworks, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Fort Huachuca, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Nogales, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Sabino Canyon, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Imuris (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Apache Powder Company, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Descanso Rs, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Y Lightning Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1978	Lacrosse, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	43 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

1793 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 703 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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 100	549
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1