Weather Records on 25 March 1978

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1978. Highest significance: Wingham (Lanark Close), AU.

Key Facts for 25 March 1978

On 25 March 1978, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 705 daily.
Wingham (Lanark Close) set a daily record precipitation of 198.0 mm (7.8 in) on 25 March 1978.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 25 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	303.4 mm (11.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simlangsdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	303.4 mm (11.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.8 mm (9.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stover	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.8 mm (9.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 25 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 25 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1978

Top 20 records on 25 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1978	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1978	Elma, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1978	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	monthly rain	303.4 mm (11.9 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1978	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Tenango de Doria, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Clearwater, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Isla Perez, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Hermann, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Lexington 3E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Lenoir, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Bloomfield, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Clinton, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1978	Ashley, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	38 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

1806 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1978. 1978 had 725 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	601
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1