Weather Records on 25 November 1978

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 November 1978. Highest significance: Arthur River, AU.

Key Facts for 25 November 1978

On 25 November 1978, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 730 daily.
Arthur River set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 25 November 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

756 stations

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

Weather records on 25 November 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delta	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Porongorup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Electron Headworks	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kahlotus 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmingdale 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 25 November 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 361, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 25 November 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	361
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 25 November 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 November 1978

Top 20 records on 25 November 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1978	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1978	Delta, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1978	Delta, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1978	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 November 1978	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Jolalpan, MX	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Elberta, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Oak City, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Porongorup, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Redington, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Eagle Nest, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Boulder City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Miami, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Independence, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1978	Los Alamos, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	47 years	43 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 756 records.

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

Records on 11-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1812	1
1835	1
1838	2
1844	1
1848	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	1
1858	3
1863	2
1865	3
1867	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	2
1878	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	12
1903	12
1904	14
1905	21
1906	22
1907	11
1908	46
1909	20
1910	20
1911	56
1912	26
1913	10
1914	133
1915	22
1916	117
1917	68
1918	12
1919	31
1920	34
1921	56
1922	35
1923	73
1924	102
1925	73
1926	134
1927	276
1928	113
1929	135
1930	302
1931	452
1932	438
1933	207
1934	160
1935	176
1936	203
1937	230
1938	1,210
1939	168
1940	355
1941	118
1942	351
1943	166
1944	578
1945	123
1946	548
1947	378
1948	290
1949	730
1950	2,309
1951	678
1952	1,214
1953	502
1954	294
1955	645
1956	419
1957	294
1958	660
1959	483
1960	944
1961	610
1962	359
1963	330
1964	567
1965	1,637
1966	794
1967	301
1968	208
1969	257
1970	1,040
1971	802
1972	642
1973	1,351
1974	308
1975	1,478
1976	383
1977	1,446
1978	756
1979	1,283
1980	826
1981	680
1982	1,027
1983	1,279
1984	914
1985	2,233
1986	976
1987	980
1988	745
1989	797
1990	889
1991	994
1992	1,929
1993	2,892
1994	606
1995	1,004
1996	1,181
1997	781
1998	1,078
1999	910
2000	633
2001	1,709
2002	712
2003	783
2004	863
2005	1,153
2006	1,509
2007	577
2008	661
2009	830
2010	1,958
2011	1,014
2012	540
2013	1,184
2014	949
2015	531
2016	410
2017	1,011
2018	371
2019	263
2020	425
2021	453
2022	481
2023	466
2024	856
2025	496

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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 50	575
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1