Weather Records on 10 July 1978

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1978. Highest significance: Penola Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 10 July 1978

On 10 July 1978, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 966 daily.
Penola Downs Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.8 mm (3.4 in) on 10 July 1978.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 10 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Suvla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dallarnil Telephone Exch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Catumnal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 620, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	620
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 110, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1978

Top 20 records on 10 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1978	Penola Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	84 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 July 1978	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	monthly rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 July 1978	Malboona, AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Bladensburg, AU	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Avon Downs, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Zonia Downs, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Kynuna, AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Longreach Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Dagworth Station, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Kajabbi Kalkadoon Hotel, AU	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Suvla, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Didcot, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Brighton Downs, AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	West Leichhardt Station, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Maylands, AU	monthly rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Cotswold Hills, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1978	Lerida, AU	monthly rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	59 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 1,076 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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Data for records on 1978-07-10: 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 20	733
20 to 40	124
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1