Weather Records on 9 July 1978

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1978. Highest significance: Flora Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 9 July 1978

On 9 July 1978, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 826 daily.
Flora Downs set a daily record precipitation of 67.4 mm (2.7 in) on 9 July 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 9 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oondooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 355.

Records on 9 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 55, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1978

Top 20 records on 9 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1978	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Warmun, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Belmont, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Wanakena Rngr School, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1978	Kalumburu Mission, AU	monthly rain	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1978	Stradbroke Station, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1978	Marion Downs, AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1978	Camoola Park, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1978	Springvale, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1978	Coloso, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1978	Limbunya, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1978	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	55 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 882 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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Data for records on 1978-07-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	584
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1