Weather Records on 6 December 1978

969 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1978. Highest significance: Paonia 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 6 December 1978

On 6 December 1978, 969 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 421 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 929 daily.
Paonia 1SW set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 6 December 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

969 stations

969 station records on 6 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Ruth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skarda	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

969 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 149.

Records on 6 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	149

Records on 6 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 929.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1978

Top 20 records on 6 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1978	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1978	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1978	Westcliffe, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1978	Tombstone, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Kasilof 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Westcliffe, US	monthly snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Nova Palmira, BR	daily rain	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1978	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	48 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

1804 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1978. 1978 had 969 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 200	799
200 to 400	10
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1