Weather Records on 24 June 1978

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1978. Highest significance: Tot-Ma, RU.

Key Facts for 24 June 1978

On 24 June 1978, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 562 daily.
Tot-Ma set an all-time record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 24 June 1978.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

582 stations

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

Weather records on 24 June 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katon-Karagaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 24 June 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1978 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1978

Top 20 records on 24 June 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1978	Tot-Ma, RU	all-time rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 June 1978	Mexico, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1978	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Newdegate, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Jaransk, RU	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Hermann, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Warburton Airfield, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Yurecuaro, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Imperial, US	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Armagh, GB	daily low max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Hillsboro, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1978	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 582 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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 10	398
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1