Austin Weather in 1978

Historical record of Austin, Texas weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Austin Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	105 °F	July 16
Lowest temperature	19 °F	December 10
Highest daily low	80 °F	July 16
Lowest daily high	31 °F	January 21
Most daily precipitation	3.5 inches	November 5
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	31.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Austin in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Austin, Texas in 1978 was 105 °F which happened on July 16.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Austin in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	105 °F	Jul 16
2	103 °F	Jul 15
3	100 °F	Jul 18
3	100 °F	Jul 17
3	100 °F	Jul 14
3	100 °F	Jul 8
7	99 °F	Aug 28
7	99 °F	Aug 18
7	99 °F	Jul 21
7	99 °F	Jul 20
7	99 °F	Jul 13
7	99 °F	Jul 12
7	99 °F	Jul 9
7	99 °F	Jul 6

What was the coldest temperature in Austin in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Austin, Texas in 1978 was 19 °F which happened on Dec 10.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Austin in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	19 °F	December 10
2	21 °F	January 20
3	24 °F	December 11
3	24 °F	December 9
3	24 °F	February 19
3	24 °F	January 21
7	25 °F	January 22
7	25 °F	January 17
7	25 °F	January 9
10	26 °F	March 4
10	26 °F	January 19

January 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	58	31	0.00
January 2	42	27	0.02
January 3	50	27	0.00
January 4	60	38	0.00
January 5	79	53	0.00
January 6	76	45	0.00
January 7	80	58	0.00
January 8	58	33	0.00
January 9	44	25	0.00
January 10	39	31	0.00
January 11	34	30	0.35
January 12	36	33	0.00
January 13	59	33	0.00
January 14	47	32	0.00
January 15	60	30	0.00
January 16	73	31	0.38
January 17	37	25	0.00
January 18	34	32	0.05
January 19	38	26	0.00
January 20	36	21	0.00
January 21	31	24	0.00
January 22	35	25	0.00
January 23	41	30	0.01
January 24	51	40	0.00
January 25	55	33	0.00
January 26	46	27	0.00
January 27	45	34	0.00
January 28	45	31	0.00
January 29	44	35	0.00
January 30	41	37	0.02
January 31	38	35	0.05

February 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	44	36	0.00
February 2	41	37	0.00
February 3	42	36	0.00
February 4	50	36	0.00
February 5	53	35	0.00
February 6	52	31	0.05
February 7	42	31	0.39
February 8	33	29	0.00
February 9	38	32	0.02
February 10	36	31	0.00
February 11	54	34	0.09
February 12	65	50	0.70
February 13	59	38	0.00
February 14	49	31	0.00
February 15	45	37	0.13
February 16	55	37	0.00
February 17	50	30	0.57
February 18	45	29	0.00
February 19	50	24	0.00
February 20	62	34	0.00
February 21	50	29	0.00
February 22	67	27	0.00
February 23	66	37	0.00
February 24	73	38	0.00
February 25	70	49	0.00
February 26	67	42	0.00
February 27	65	54	0.00
February 28	86	55	0.00

March 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	55	46	0.00
March 2	72	50	0.01
March 3	50	31	0.02
March 4	45	26	0.00
March 5	63	28	0.00
March 6	63	53	0.56
March 7	63	42	0.00
March 8	48	38	0.00
March 9	64	33	0.00
March 10	76	37	0.00
March 11	80	54	0.00
March 12	67	43	0.00
March 13	80	56	0.00
March 14	79	53	0.00
March 15	78	51	0.00
March 16	66	42	0.00
March 17	75	42	0.00
March 18	78	43	0.00
March 19	80	51	0.00
March 20	78	63	0.00
March 21	85	61	0.00
March 22	80	61	0.00
March 23	74	60	0.25
March 24	65	48	0.00
March 25	62	43	0.00
March 26	71	41	0.00
March 27	76	43	0.00
March 28	78	47	0.00
March 29	74	51	0.00
March 30	78	50	0.00
March 31	80	53	0.00

April 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	83	60	0.00
April 2	80	63	0.00
April 3	85	66	0.00
April 4	85	68	0.00
April 5	79	67	0.00
April 6	83	64	0.00
April 7	82	66	0.00
April 8	77	66	0.00
April 9	82	66	0.00
April 10	72	57	1.55
April 11	67	53	0.03
April 12	65	54	0.00
April 13	77	47	0.00
April 14	79	54	0.00
April 15	82	62	0.00
April 16	83	64	0.00
April 17	82	67	0.06
April 18	86	62	0.00
April 19	77	55	0.00
April 20	75	50	0.00
April 21	81	48	0.00
April 22	72	61	0.08
April 23	80	56	0.00
April 24	89	65	0.00
April 25	80	60	0.00
April 26	77	54	0.00
April 27	81	52	0.00
April 28	83	57	0.00
April 29	78	67	0.00
April 30	86	68	0.00

May 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	81	69	0.00
May 2	76	55	2.15
May 3	69	53	0.06
May 4	76	47	0.00
May 5	89	63	0.00
May 6	78	71	0.02
May 7	89	73	0.00
May 8	91	68	0.00
May 9	90	64	0.00
May 10	90	68	0.91
May 11	88	67	0.08
May 12	94	73	0.11
May 13	84	63	0.00
May 14	90	58	0.00
May 15	93	61	0.00
May 16	91	74	0.00
May 17	91	74	0.00
May 18	91	69	0.00
May 19	92	74	0.00
May 20	85	69	0.49
May 21	82	70	0.01
May 22	86	72	0.00
May 23	88	73	0.00
May 24	90	71	0.00
May 25	87	74	0.13
May 26	90	72	1.79
May 27	90	73	0.01
May 28	89	71	0.00
May 29	89	68	0.02
May 30	90	66	0.00
May 31	90	71	0.00

June 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	71	0.37
June 2	90	71	0.04
June 3	83	70	0.89
June 4	87	70	0.00
June 5	90	70	0.00
June 6	93	66	1.55
June 7	87	67	0.09
June 8	89	70	0.04
June 9	86	69	0.00
June 10	90	66	0.00
June 11	92	71	0.00
June 12	93	75	0.00
June 13	95	74	0.00
June 14	95	71	0.00
June 15	93	75	0.00
June 16	93	76	0.00
June 17	93	75	0.00
June 18	95	74	0.00
June 19	93	73	0.00
June 20	94	71	0.00
June 21	93	71	0.00
June 22	93	70	0.00
June 23	96	72	0.00
June 24	96	77	0.00
June 25	97	78	0.00
June 26	97	77	0.00
June 27	97	74	0.00
June 28	96	73	0.00
June 29	96	73	0.00
June 30	96	72	0.00

July 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	97	73	0.00
July 2	98	76	0.00
July 3	97	76	0.00
July 4	98	74	0.00
July 5	98	78	0.00
July 6	99	75	0.00
July 7	98	75	0.00
July 8	100	73	0.00
July 9	99	75	0.00
July 10	98	78	0.00
July 11	98	75	0.00
July 12	99	76	0.00
July 13	99	77	0.00
July 14	100	78	0.00
July 15	103	78	0.00
July 16	105	80	0.04
July 17	100	76	0.00
July 18	100	77	0.00
July 19	95	77	0.00
July 20	99	77	0.00
July 21	99	76	0.00
July 22	98	76	0.23
July 23	94	75	0.44
July 24	94	72	0.00
July 25	96	75	0.00
July 26	97	76	0.00
July 27	98	76	0.00
July 28	93	73	0.00
July 29	95	75	0.00
July 30	96	74	0.00
July 31	76	70	0.48

August 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	80	71	1.43
August 2	89	76	0.01
August 3	92	76	0.00
August 4	91	73	0.00
August 5	92	75	0.00
August 6	91	73	0.00
August 7	94	73	0.00
August 8	94	72	0.00
August 9	95	74	0.01
August 10	95	75	0.00
August 11	95	74	0.00
August 12	97	76	0.00
August 13	97	77	0.00
August 14	97	78	0.00
August 15	98	77	0.00
August 16	97	79	0.00
August 17	98	78	0.00
August 18	99	79	0.00
August 19	98	75	0.00
August 20	98	75	0.00
August 21	97	74	0.00
August 22	96	72	0.00
August 23	97	73	0.00
August 24	98	74	0.00
August 25	97	76	0.00
August 26	97	76	0.00
August 27	97	74	0.00
August 28	99	75	0.00
August 29	93	72	0.00
August 30	89	74	0.01
August 31	88	73	0.03

September 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	86	73	0.83
September 2	91	73	0.00
September 3	94	72	0.00
September 4	95	72	0.25
September 5	91	72	0.00
September 6	91	71	0.00
September 7	86	72	0.69
September 8	82	72	0.39
September 9	88	74	0.00
September 10	80	73	0.24
September 11	83	73	1.02
September 12	90	75	0.63
September 13	81	73	0.31
September 14	86	75	0.00
September 15	90	76	0.00
September 16	90	75	0.00
September 17	91	76	0.00
September 18	91	75	0.00
September 19	92	75	0.00
September 20	90	74	0.00
September 21	82	70	0.03
September 22	87	70	0.00
September 23	78	72	0.00
September 24	89	71	0.00
September 25	87	65	0.00
September 26	84	67	0.00
September 27	72	66	0.05
September 28	79	65	0.00
September 29	86	61	0.00
September 30	90	61	0.00

October 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	89	64	0.00
October 2	88	64	0.00
October 3	87	68	0.38
October 4	85	65	0.00
October 5	87	67	0.00
October 6	74	65	0.00
October 7	78	62	0.00
October 8	74	60	0.00
October 9	80	56	0.00
October 10	86	63	0.00
October 11	87	71	0.00
October 12	87	70	0.00
October 13	85	64	0.00
October 14	74	52	0.00
October 15	81	45	0.00
October 16	84	50	0.00
October 17	80	53	0.00
October 18	80	50	0.00
October 19	85	50	0.00
October 20	88	53	0.00
October 21	84	52	0.00
October 22	85	62	0.00
October 23	77	60	0.00
October 24	76	56	0.00
October 25	72	66	0.81
October 26	71	58	0.19
October 27	75	53	0.00
October 28	78	53	0.00
October 29	78	52	0.00
October 30	81	50	0.00
October 31	84	53	0.00

November 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	83	60	0.00
November 2	83	57	0.00
November 3	82	57	0.00
November 4	80	57	0.00
November 5	76	59	3.45
November 6	68	50	0.00
November 7	63	47	0.00
November 8	62	39	0.00
November 9	69	40	0.00
November 10	81	53	0.00
November 11	68	57	0.17
November 12	79	58	0.00
November 13	82	66	0.02
November 14	83	65	0.00
November 15	73	45	0.36
November 16	48	41	0.55
November 17	62	36	0.00
November 18	64	49	0.00
November 19	59	49	0.27
November 20	53	49	0.11
November 21	52	50	0.17
November 22	59	51	0.06
November 23	76	59	0.00
November 24	73	60	0.03
November 25	77	67	0.02
November 26	73	57	0.17
November 27	60	44	0.02
November 28	52	39	0.08
November 29	73	43	0.00
November 30	75	42	0.00

December 1978 Austin Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	76	44	0.00
December 2	79	65	0.00
December 3	73	38	0.21
December 4	59	35	0.00
December 5	70	35	0.00
December 6	61	41	0.00
December 7	41	33	0.00
December 8	34	29	0.00
December 9	41	24	0.00
December 10	46	19	0.00
December 11	55	24	0.00
December 12	59	29	0.00
December 13	62	44	0.00
December 14	48	43	0.05
December 15	64	43	0.00
December 16	67	40	0.00
December 17	58	40	0.00
December 18	67	52	0.00
December 19	72	54	0.00
December 20	77	53	0.00
December 21	59	39	0.00
December 22	63	32	0.00
December 23	68	40	0.00
December 24	59	39	0.00
December 25	68	33	0.00
December 26	59	43	0.00
December 27	59	41	0.00
December 28	59	43	0.04
December 29	66	57	0.01
December 30	60	34	0.14
December 31	35	31	2.39

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