Asheville Weather in 1978

Historical record of Asheville, North Carolina weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Asheville Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 94 °F June 28
Lowest temperature 3 °F January 10
Highest daily low 69 °F August 6
Lowest daily high 17 °F January 10
Most daily precipitation 2.8 inches January 25
Most daily snow 4.0 inches March 2
Total annual precipitation 40.3 inches -
Total annual snow 20.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Asheville in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 94 °F Jun 28
2 92 °F Jun 29
3 91 °F Jun 30
3 91 °F Jun 27
5 90 °F Sep 9
5 90 °F Jul 30
5 90 °F Jul 22
5 90 °F Jul 10
5 90 °F Jul 1
5 90 °F Jun 26
Lowest Temperatures in Asheville in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 3 °F January 10
2 4 °F January 11
3 6 °F February 7
4 8 °F February 6
4 8 °F January 30
4 8 °F January 9
7 9 °F January 16
8 10 °F February 8
8 10 °F January 4
10 11 °F January 29
10 11 °F January 12
January 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 31 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
42 17 0.00 0.0
49 10 0.00 0.0
53 24 0.00 0.0
54 38 0.00 0.0
53 33 0.13 0.0
56 30 2.17 1.5
30 8 0.07 0.9
17 3 0.00 0.0
34 4 0.00 0.0
34 11 0.15 1.5
35 27 0.10 1.0
32 20 0.00 0.2
28 16 0.01 0.3
38 9 0.00 0.0
37 26 0.78 0.6
43 29 0.00 0.0
35 30 0.60 0.6
34 24 0.30 2.4
31 20 0.00 0.0
37 17 0.01 0.3
42 15 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.33 0.0
52 35 2.80 0.0
51 17 0.02 0.4
41 16 0.00 0.0
33 14 0.00 0.0
32 11 0.00 0.0
35 8 0.00 0.0
33 19 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
44 12 0.00 0.0
44 28 0.01 0.1
33 24 0.00 0.0
44 19 0.00 0.0
41 23 0.00 0.0
24 8 0.03 0.9
33 6 0.00 0.0
37 10 0.00 0.0
50 17 0.00 0.0
47 23 0.00 0.0
49 20 0.00 0.0
58 24 0.00 0.0
40 29 0.18 0.1
40 31 0.00 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
41 30 0.00 0.0
42 26 0.00 0.0
38 21 0.17 3.7
28 13 0.00 0.0
43 12 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
68 23 0.00 0.0
44 26 0.00 0.0
52 19 0.00 0.0
40 34 0.05 0.5
March 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
43 29 0.00 0.0
30 24 0.35 4.0
40 25 0.18 0.2
31 20 0.00 0.0
45 14 0.00 0.0
62 22 0.00 0.0
55 29 0.10 0.0
40 34 0.28 0.0
46 34 0.85 0.0
53 39 0.92 0.0
65 27 0.00 0.0
63 41 0.11 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
77 50 0.27 0.0
70 42 0.00 0.0
57 32 0.00 0.0
43 25 0.04 0.5
53 25 0.02 0.6
76 28 0.00 0.0
74 33 0.00 0.0
72 46 0.02 0.0
72 41 0.00 0.0
76 33 0.00 0.0
76 37 0.15 0.0
58 38 1.36 0.0
52 38 0.56 0.0
47 33 0.01 0.0
69 36 0.00 0.0
76 33 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
78 33 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 40 0.00 0.0
84 40 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.00 0.0
83 44 0.00 0.0
81 47 0.00 0.0
78 46 0.00 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
82 39 0.00 0.0
83 42 0.00 0.0
83 46 0.00 0.0
70 50 0.06 0.0
70 44 0.00 0.0
73 51 0.01 0.0
71 43 0.00 0.0
73 35 0.00 0.0
70 43 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
62 51 0.50 0.0
67 43 0.30 0.0
57 40 0.00 0.0
51 35 0.01 0.0
69 32 0.00 0.0
69 34 0.00 0.0
74 35 0.18 0.0
58 45 0.78 0.0
47 42 1.08 0.0
64 39 0.00 0.0
69 41 0.00 0.0
72 38 0.00 0.0
63 45 0.05 0.0
May 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 51 0.10 0.0
66 44 0.13 0.0
63 34 0.01 0.0
59 49 0.82 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
73 53 0.66 0.0
60 55 0.96 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
72 48 0.00 0.0
74 40 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.02 0.0
74 53 0.70 0.0
56 48 0.00 0.0
56 46 0.05 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
72 39 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
81 45 0.00 0.0
85 48 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
78 52 0.00 0.0
77 62 0.38 0.0
79 61 0.00 0.0
83 57 0.00 0.0
82 56 0.00 0.0
82 58 0.00 0.0
77 62 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
79 58 0.82 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
June 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
86 54 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
81 54 0.00 0.0
82 48 0.00 0.0
81 54 1.03 0.0
81 65 0.33 0.0
76 66 0.45 0.0
81 62 0.02 0.0
78 58 0.00 0.0
81 60 0.00 0.0
83 63 0.15 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
83 60 0.16 0.0
81 64 0.01 0.0
80 62 0.00 0.0
83 56 0.05 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
90 66 0.09 0.0
91 66 0.00 0.0
94 66 0.00 0.0
92 62 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
90 64 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.23 0.0
86 65 0.01 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
75 63 0.00 0.0
75 63 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.02 0.0
89 59 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.02 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
73 63 0.13 0.0
80 59 0.03 0.0
86 56 0.00 0.0
86 58 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.01 0.0
83 63 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.00 0.0
80 64 0.12 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
87 57 0.00 0.0
90 59 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.06 0.0
August 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
89 61 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.76 0.0
80 69 1.21 0.0
76 67 2.27 0.0
82 63 0.50 0.0
78 63 0.02 0.0
78 65 0.00 0.0
76 64 0.17 0.0
83 64 0.68 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.81 0.0
80 65 0.10 0.0
82 66 0.15 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
89 64 0.00 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.00 0.0
86 63 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
89 62 0.00 0.0
88 66 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.01 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.23 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
September 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 65 0.00 0.0
76 66 0.03 0.0
84 62 0.00 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.00 0.0
87 57 0.00 0.0
88 56 0.00 0.0
90 58 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.08 0.0
81 61 0.02 0.0
84 58 0.00 0.0
86 61 0.17 0.0
69 62 2.03 0.0
76 62 0.01 0.0
84 61 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
88 60 0.05 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
88 68 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
71 61 0.00 0.0
67 60 0.01 0.0
76 60 0.00 0.0
71 59 0.14 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
67 53 0.00 0.0
62 55 0.03 0.0
October 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 51 0.20 0.0
74 48 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
77 46 0.00 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
60 41 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.00 0.0
63 30 0.00 0.0
71 36 0.00 0.0
71 37 0.00 0.0
77 41 0.00 0.0
77 46 0.10 0.0
61 40 0.00 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
63 33 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
68 29 0.00 0.0
72 30 0.00 0.0
73 42 0.00 0.0
76 33 0.00 0.0
78 38 0.00 0.0
80 40 0.00 0.0
73 46 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
76 45 0.00 0.0
75 38 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.00 0.0
72 31 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
71 36 0.00 0.0
73 35 0.00 0.0
72 35 0.00 0.0
73 31 0.00 0.0
78 31 0.00 0.0
75 32 0.00 0.0
60 38 0.01 0.0
66 49 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.00 0.0
74 40 0.00 0.0
68 37 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
69 50 0.00 0.0
72 56 0.00 0.0
61 50 1.31 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.00 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
55 34 0.20 0.0
53 46 0.12 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
55 34 0.00 0.0
53 37 0.00 0.0
56 40 0.40 0.0
56 40 0.00 0.0
45 37 0.45 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Asheville Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
56 33 0.00 0.0
62 28 0.00 0.0
54 36 0.80 0.0
64 45 1.29 0.0
55 31 0.04 0.0
67 28 0.00 0.0
63 28 0.05 0.0
69 59 0.05 0.0
67 25 1.01 0.0
35 19 0.00 0.0
47 20 0.00 0.0
51 25 0.00 0.0
58 21 0.00 0.0
44 20 0.00 0.0
58 14 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.00 0.0
54 20 0.00 0.0
51 43 0.00 0.0
67 43 0.00 0.0
62 31 0.20 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
51 20 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.43 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
57 23 0.00 0.0
39 23 0.00 0.0
44 16 0.00 0.0
41 15 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.35 0.0
57 39 0.10 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1965–2024 Asheville Regional Airport location
1876–1964 Asheville location