Adelaide Weather in 1978

Historical record of Adelaide, South Australia weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Adelaide Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	39.2 °C	January 14
Lowest temperature	0.8 °C	August 24
Highest daily low	25.3 °C	December 23
Lowest daily high	10.6 °C	August 8
Most daily precipitation	2.7 cm	August 7
Total annual precipitation	50.0 cm	-

What was the hottest temperature in Adelaide in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Adelaide, South Australia in 1978 was 39.2 °C which happened on January 14.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Adelaide in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	39.2 °C	Jan 14
2	38.7 °C	Mar 10
3	38.0 °C	Mar 11
4	36.1 °C	Mar 8
5	35.6 °C	Nov 25
6	35.4 °C	Dec 31
7	35.3 °C	Feb 3
8	35.2 °C	Mar 9
9	35.0 °C	Dec 2
10	34.8 °C	Dec 23
10	34.8 °C	Dec 10

What was the coldest temperature in Adelaide in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Adelaide, South Australia in 1978 was 0.8 °C which happened on Aug 24.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Adelaide in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	0.8 °C	August 24
2	0.9 °C	August 28
3	1.5 °C	August 26
4	1.6 °C	July 7
5	2.0 °C	July 9
6	2.3 °C	August 23
7	2.8 °C	June 2
8	3.0 °C	July 25
9	3.1 °C	August 29
10	3.2 °C	August 13

January 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
January 1	27.0	20.1	0.00
January 2	27.1	15.2	0.00
January 3	24.7	14.4	0.02
January 4	26.9	15.6	0.00
January 5	26.9	17.1	0.00
January 6	21.7	15.3	0.00
January 7	26.1	13.2	0.00
January 8	27.8	11.2	0.00
January 9	30.6	13.5	0.00
January 10	24.2	13.5	0.00
January 11	23.4	10.1	0.00
January 12	26.1	11.0	0.00
January 13	30.6	9.8	0.00
January 14	39.2	16.8	0.00
January 15	23.0	19.0	0.00
January 16	22.3	11.4	0.00
January 17	23.1	15.9	0.00
January 18	26.7	14.2	0.00
January 19	28.6	17.0	0.00
January 20	32.2	14.8	0.00
January 21	29.5	20.4	0.00
January 22	30.7	19.0	0.00
January 23	29.0	21.1	0.16
January 24	23.1	15.1	0.00
January 25	26.6	11.6	0.00
January 26	25.9	13.0	0.00
January 27	21.1	14.0	0.00
January 28	20.9	11.3	0.00
January 29	25.5	10.5	0.00
January 30	25.5	11.7	0.00
January 31	29.7	14.0	0.00

February 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
February 1	31.3	12.8	0.00
February 2	33.7	15.7	0.00
February 3	35.3	16.4	0.00
February 4	23.5	20.0	0.00
February 5	22.5	13.0	0.00
February 6	23.7	15.4	0.00
February 7	23.5	13.0	0.00
February 8	22.5	11.2	0.00
February 9	21.9	16.2	0.02
February 10	26.5	11.3	0.00
February 11	22.2	14.7	0.12
February 12	23.1	16.0	0.16
February 13	29.7	13.1	0.02
February 14	30.2	14.0	0.00
February 15	27.7	11.5	0.00
February 16	29.8	15.9	0.00
February 17	30.1	16.3	0.00
February 18	32.0	14.1	0.00
February 19	28.9	14.9	0.00
February 20	27.7	16.0	0.00
February 21	22.4	15.4	0.02
February 22	24.0	10.2	0.00
February 23	25.0	9.9	0.00
February 24	31.7	11.5	0.00
February 25	29.8	17.9	0.00
February 26	30.8	12.4	0.00
February 27	27.8	19.7	0.00
February 28	22.2	12.4	0.10

March 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
March 1	23.9	14.3	0.00
March 2	22.7	13.0	0.00
March 3	21.7	12.5	0.00
March 4	24.6	11.5	0.00
March 5	25.4	8.5	0.00
March 6	28.2	14.0	0.00
March 7	31.1	16.8	0.00
March 8	36.1	17.5	0.00
March 9	35.2	22.5	0.00
March 10	38.7	18.1	0.00
March 11	38.0	23.2	0.00
March 12	30.0	20.1	0.02
March 13	28.1	16.1	0.00
March 14	33.2	15.0	0.00
March 15	33.6	17.5	0.00
March 16	25.4	17.8	0.00
March 17	21.9	15.0	0.00
March 18	24.2	14.0	0.00
March 19	27.2	16.8	0.00
March 20	25.9	14.2	0.00
March 21	23.0	15.0	0.00
March 22	19.7	16.2	0.06
March 23	22.8	15.0	0.00
March 24	20.1	9.5	0.00
March 25	20.5	8.8	0.00
March 26	18.1	8.8	0.38
March 27	21.3	14.2	0.00
March 28	27.0	13.1	0.00
March 29	20.5	19.4	0.00
March 30	19.2	11.9	0.16
March 31	18.8	7.0	0.08

April 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
April 1	17.0	9.0	0.00
April 2	19.1	7.8	0.00
April 3	23.5	7.2	0.00
April 4	28.9	8.5	0.00
April 5	32.1	10.5	0.00
April 6	26.2	10.4	0.00
April 7	23.3	13.3	0.00
April 8	22.1	13.7	0.00
April 9	21.3	13.6	1.94
April 10	19.3	15.4	0.38
April 11	19.6	14.0	0.54
April 12	18.2	11.5	0.00
April 13	19.5	9.3	0.00
April 14	18.8	8.4	0.00
April 15	23.6	6.8	0.00
April 16	24.0	8.3	0.00
April 17	28.7	9.3	0.00
April 18	28.1	14.8	0.00
April 19	19.6	14.0	0.00
April 20	21.6	13.0	0.00
April 21	28.3	13.7	0.00
April 22	20.3	13.1	0.00
April 23	19.1	8.9	0.00
April 24	20.6	11.1	0.00
April 25	18.9	13.8	0.60
April 26	17.1	8.4	0.20
April 27	19.8	5.0	0.00
April 28	19.7	10.0	0.00
April 29	21.2	8.9	0.02
April 30	26.3	10.1	0.00

May 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
May 1	22.7	16.9	0.00
May 2	18.3	13.2	0.02
May 3	20.7	8.7	0.02
May 4	25.4	6.7	0.00
May 5	27.6	11.9	0.00
May 6	20.8	12.4	0.00
May 7	20.5	9.6	0.00
May 8	28.3	9.0	0.00
May 9	15.5	12.5	2.06
May 10	11.6	7.6	1.48
May 11	15.9	4.9	0.30
May 12	16.4	8.0	0.10
May 13	15.0	8.4	0.02
May 14	16.3	7.2	0.02
May 15	17.0	5.7	0.00
May 16	16.7	7.6	0.00
May 17	19.4	11.1	0.00
May 18	16.7	6.0	0.00
May 19	18.3	10.5	0.08
May 20	17.4	12.4	0.20
May 21	21.8	7.0	0.00
May 22	20.8	8.5	0.00
May 23	16.7	13.0	0.04
May 24	17.1	7.8	0.30
May 25	18.9	10.7	0.02
May 26	20.0	9.5	0.00
May 27	20.4	9.4	0.00
May 28	22.2	10.7	0.00
May 29	19.3	13.1	0.02
May 30	16.3	8.8	0.06
May 31	15.0	5.2	0.00

June 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
June 1	15.3	6.1	0.00
June 2	15.2	2.8	0.00
June 3	16.2	3.5	0.02
June 4	18.0	10.0	0.48
June 5	16.4	7.9	0.00
June 6	16.5	9.6	0.02
June 7	16.5	10.2	0.24
June 8	15.8	9.5	0.26
June 9	15.5	8.9	0.02
June 10	14.7	7.8	0.86
June 11	15.2	9.3	0.10
June 12	13.4	9.6	0.60
June 13	16.0	6.8	0.66
June 14	14.4	7.5	0.12
June 15	14.2	7.0	0.00
June 16	15.1	7.2	0.00
June 17	14.6	8.3	2.34
June 18	15.4	5.9	0.12
June 19	14.4	3.5	0.00
June 20	14.3	4.8	0.00
June 21	15.9	3.5	0.00
June 22	16.4	7.7	0.16
June 23	18.2	9.0	0.02
June 24	16.3	8.7	0.00
June 25	12.4	5.0	0.00
June 26	11.2	8.0	0.88
June 27	16.3	8.4	1.58
June 28	17.4	8.8	0.00
June 29	17.3	4.9	0.00
June 30	17.1	5.8	0.00

July 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
July 1	14.0	7.0	0.00
July 2	13.3	10.5	0.54
July 3	15.2	9.9	0.32
July 4	14.4	7.6	0.22
July 5	12.9	11.1	0.10
July 6	12.2	6.7	2.24
July 7	12.7	1.6	0.00
July 8	12.9	4.4	0.14
July 9	12.3	2.0	0.00
July 10	13.2	3.6	0.02
July 11	13.5	3.6	0.60
July 12	14.5	5.9	0.20
July 13	13.2	8.4	0.04
July 14	14.9	8.0	0.00
July 15	15.8	8.1	0.00
July 16	15.3	8.0	0.00
July 17	15.4	8.5	0.28
July 18	16.1	9.5	2.10
July 19	17.9	11.3	0.04
July 20	17.2	11.0	0.02
July 21	17.6	7.3	0.00
July 22	15.4	9.4	0.16
July 23	13.9	9.0	0.56
July 24	12.9	8.0	0.98
July 25	15.5	3.0	0.10
July 26	11.1	9.3	0.02
July 27	14.0	6.5	1.06
July 28	12.9	9.2	0.08
July 29	12.8	8.5	0.00
July 30	16.2	7.2	0.00
July 31	16.2	4.3	0.00

August 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
August 1	15.3	6.1	0.00
August 2	14.5	8.8	0.00
August 3	16.0	7.7	0.02
August 4	19.0	5.6	0.00
August 5	13.0	11.0	0.50
August 6	14.0	11.9	0.82
August 7	13.0	8.4	2.66
August 8	10.6	4.0	0.20
August 9	13.5	5.7	0.24
August 10	14.3	7.1	0.22
August 11	15.3	7.7	0.00
August 12	11.7	8.0	0.24
August 13	12.2	3.2	0.02
August 14	12.5	4.0	0.00
August 15	13.7	4.1	0.00
August 16	14.3	7.5	0.14
August 17	15.7	7.7	0.00
August 18	13.0	9.3	0.48
August 19	14.4	5.6	0.12
August 20	15.0	10.6	0.02
August 21	15.2	9.7	0.08
August 22	15.0	8.8	0.20
August 23	14.3	2.3	0.00
August 24	15.0	0.8	0.00
August 25	16.2	3.6	0.00
August 26	16.2	1.5	0.00
August 27	13.0	5.5	0.00
August 28	14.5	0.9	0.00
August 29	17.5	3.1	0.00
August 30	19.8	5.2	0.00
August 31	21.8	4.1	0.00

September 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
September 1	17.8	8.7	0.00
September 2	17.8	8.7	0.02
September 3	16.5	12.5	1.42
September 4	13.8	10.0	0.46
September 5	15.4	8.2	0.04
September 6	14.3	8.9	0.18
September 7	14.0	5.0	0.04
September 8	14.7	10.5	0.02
September 9	17.0	8.1	0.00
September 10	22.0	11.6	0.00
September 11	23.2	15.4	0.00
September 12	14.1	8.0	0.32
September 13	12.5	6.7	0.98
September 14	13.7	7.5	0.20
September 15	15.0	6.7	0.22
September 16	19.8	8.1	0.00
September 17	15.6	9.6	0.00
September 18	14.1	8.0	0.60
September 19	15.5	4.0	0.00
September 20	20.6	5.4	0.00
September 21	15.2	12.6	0.38
September 22	16.5	8.7	1.94
September 23	16.3	10.6	0.26
September 24	21.3	5.3	0.00
September 25	24.0	14.6	0.00
September 26	18.9	13.9	0.58
September 27	15.2	11.2	0.22
September 28	14.7	6.6	0.00
September 29	15.1	6.6	0.04
September 30	20.4	5.1	0.00

October 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
October 1	24.5	11.9	0.00
October 2	24.8	16.0	0.00
October 3	15.5	10.5	0.00
October 4	16.1	6.0	0.00
October 5	16.4	7.5	0.00
October 6	16.5	5.6	0.00
October 7	19.2	7.7	0.00
October 8	23.4	13.5	0.00
October 9	26.2	9.2	0.00
October 10	26.4	n/a	0.00
October 11	30.2	10.6	0.00
October 12	23.1	17.4	0.00
October 13	15.3	9.1	1.16
October 14	14.0	5.2	0.14
October 15	17.8	9.5	0.02
October 16	16.5	11.4	0.26
October 17	15.9	6.6	0.00
October 18	15.8	7.0	0.00
October 19	19.9	6.9	0.00
October 20	21.9	5.2	0.00
October 21	24.0	6.9	0.00
October 22	26.2	8.2	0.00
October 23	29.8	13.7	0.00
October 24	31.2	20.4	0.00
October 25	29.7	17.3	0.00
October 26	27.2	15.1	0.04
October 27	18.4	10.8	0.46
October 28	18.8	7.3	0.00
October 29	18.6	7.5	0.00
October 30	18.0	10.7	0.00
October 31	18.2	9.8	0.00

November 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
November 1	19.4	9.4	0.08
November 2	21.7	6.3	0.00
November 3	24.6	8.5	0.00
November 4	27.2	10.8	0.00
November 5	30.1	12.0	0.00
November 6	21.7	15.2	0.00
November 7	19.3	14.7	0.02
November 8	19.4	13.8	0.04
November 9	18.5	11.2	0.00
November 10	18.6	10.6	0.00
November 11	18.6	7.1	0.00
November 12	18.2	7.5	0.00
November 13	18.8	5.5	0.00
November 14	18.4	6.6	0.00
November 15	26.7	7.7	0.00
November 16	31.4	11.6	0.00
November 17	32.6	19.4	0.00
November 18	16.4	14.0	2.02
November 19	18.2	10.4	2.10
November 20	20.5	14.3	0.00
November 21	19.7	14.8	0.04
November 22	20.0	14.7	0.00
November 23	22.0	8.5	0.00
November 24	30.6	11.0	0.00
November 25	35.6	17.8	0.00
November 26	24.6	23.2	0.00
November 27	27.4	16.2	0.00
November 28	28.8	14.5	0.00
November 29	20.5	16.8	0.08
November 30	19.2	13.3	0.00

December 1978 Adelaide Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
December 1	27.6	8.6	0.00
December 2	35.0	14.2	0.00
December 3	23.0	14.8	0.00
December 4	18.6	10.4	0.60
December 5	19.9	11.3	0.64
December 6	19.4	12.8	0.04
December 7	22.6	12.4	0.00
December 8	24.6	11.6	0.00
December 9	30.2	13.7	0.00
December 10	34.8	19.8	0.00
December 11	20.8	16.2	0.02
December 12	20.0	12.0	0.00
December 13	19.4	9.4	0.00
December 14	26.0	14.3	0.00
December 15	25.5	12.4	0.00
December 16	20.6	13.0	0.00
December 17	20.2	12.1	0.20
December 18	21.4	13.5	0.14
December 19	20.4	12.4	0.00
December 20	26.1	10.6	0.00
December 21	31.4	14.4	0.00
December 22	34.4	17.8	0.00
December 23	34.8	25.3	0.00
December 24	24.8	18.0	0.00
December 25	23.4	16.4	0.00
December 26	23.2	15.8	0.00
December 27	24.9	15.9	0.00
December 28	29.1	15.3	0.00
December 29	29.3	16.5	0.00
December 30	31.7	13.5	0.00
December 31	35.4	15.2	0.00

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Years	Station	Coordinates
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