Chapel Hill Weather in 1978

Historical record of Chapel Hill, North Carolina weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Chapel Hill Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	June 29
Lowest temperature	2 °F	January 12
Highest daily low	68 °F	June 28
Lowest daily high	28 °F	January 11
Most daily precipitation	3.5 inches	April 26
Most daily snow	6.0 inches	February 22
Total annual precipitation	54.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	7.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1978 was 97 °F which happened on June 29.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Jun 29
2	95 °F	Aug 30
2	95 °F	Jul 11
2	95 °F	Jun 28
5	94 °F	Sep 10
5	94 °F	Jul 24
7	93 °F	Aug 21
7	93 °F	Aug 19
7	93 °F	Aug 1
7	93 °F	Jul 31
7	93 °F	Jul 25
7	93 °F	Jul 23

What was the coldest temperature in Chapel Hill in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1978 was 2 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Chapel Hill in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	2 °F	January 12
1	2 °F	January 11
3	8 °F	January 10
4	9 °F	February 23
5	10 °F	March 5
5	10 °F	February 9
5	10 °F	February 7
5	10 °F	January 28
9	11 °F	February 8
9	11 °F	February 1
9	11 °F	January 31
9	11 °F	January 30
9	11 °F	January 29
9	11 °F	January 4

January 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	43	34	0.00
January 2	43	27	0.00
January 3	43	18	0.00
January 4	42	11	0.00
January 5	47	17	0.00
January 6	56	21	0.00
January 7	47	37	0.45
January 8	45	38	0.01
January 9	66	22	1.17
January 10	n/a	8	0.00
January 11	28	2	0.00
January 12	36	2	0.00
January 13	43	14	0.67
January 14	34	28	1.11
January 15	39	24	0.00
January 16	36	13	0.00
January 17	40	16	0.03
January 18	45	30	0.77
January 19	50	25	0.00
January 20	34	25	1.83
January 21	34	15	0.00
January 22	37	20	0.00
January 23	32	15	0.00
January 24	43	15	0.00
January 25	48	23	1.15
January 26	65	36	1.09
January 27	40	25	0.00
January 28	40	10	0.00
January 29	31	11	0.00
January 30	33	11	0.00
January 31	32	11	0.00

February 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	40	11	0.00	0.0
February 2	39	15	0.10	1.0
February 3	40	15	0.00	0.0
February 4	35	14	0.00	0.0
February 5	37	15	0.00	0.0
February 6	40	16	0.05	0.5
February 7	30	10	0.00	0.0
February 8	35	11	0.00	0.0
February 9	39	10	0.00	0.0
February 10	43	23	0.00	0.0
February 11	42	12	0.00	0.0
February 12	46	15	0.00	0.0
February 13	55	22	0.00	0.0
February 14	44	27	0.31	0.0
February 15	51	29	0.00	0.0
February 16	49	25	0.00	0.0
February 17	36	29	0.28	0.0
February 18	50	28	0.03	0.0
February 19	46	n/a	0.00	0.0
February 20	37	21	0.00	0.0
February 21	42	23	0.00	0.0
February 22	50	19	0.60	6.0
February 23	31	9	0.00	0.0
February 24	41	15	0.00	0.0
February 25	44	26	0.00	0.0
February 26	67	32	0.00	0.0
February 27	47	19	0.00	0.0
February 28	47	22	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	38	29	0.23	n/a
March 2	46	19	0.00	n/a
March 3	31	22	2.30	n/a
March 4	34	21	0.00	n/a
March 5	37	10	0.00	n/a
March 6	43	20	0.00	n/a
March 7	59	27	0.00	n/a
March 8	50	25	0.07	n/a
March 9	33	26	0.28	n/a
March 10	36	27	1.33	n/a
March 11	43	26	0.26	n/a
March 12	64	31	0.00	n/a
March 13	65	43	0.05	n/a
March 14	63	43	0.00	n/a
March 15	71	41	0.17	n/a
March 16	71	42	0.00	n/a
March 17	51	29	0.06	n/a
March 18	51	24	0.00	n/a
March 19	49	30	0.00	n/a
March 20	74	39	0.00	n/a
March 21	74	45	0.00	n/a
March 22	71	45	0.00	n/a
March 23	67	33	0.00	n/a
March 24	76	45	0.00	n/a
March 25	75	42	0.00	n/a
March 26	47	35	0.84	n/a
March 27	47	n/a	0.35	n/a
March 28	56	31	0.00	n/a
March 29	67	39	0.00	n/a
March 30	78	43	0.00	n/a
March 31	65	35	0.00	n/a

April 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	77	46	0.00
April 2	80	48	0.00
April 3	85	43	0.00
April 4	60	42	0.00
April 5	81	49	0.00
April 6	80	46	0.00
April 7	76	49	0.00
April 8	80	40	0.00
April 9	80	40	0.00
April 10	78	49	0.00
April 11	85	53	0.00
April 12	84	42	0.08
April 13	72	50	0.12
April 14	72	41	0.02
April 15	72	38	0.00
April 16	75	40	0.00
April 17	64	40	0.03
April 18	52	41	0.09
April 19	57	45	0.36
April 20	73	39	0.24
April 21	66	33	0.00
April 22	57	30	0.00
April 23	66	36	0.00
April 24	73	45	0.00
April 25	79	47	0.80
April 26	55	42	3.50
April 27	54	33	0.32
April 28	58	35	0.03
April 29	70	34	0.00
April 30	75	47	0.00

May 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	66	49	0.18
May 2	58	37	0.00
May 3	67	33	0.00
May 4	71	45	0.59
May 5	58	43	0.81
May 6	69	45	0.00
May 7	76	48	0.00
May 8	69	47	1.30
May 9	69	49	0.76
May 10	80	49	0.02
May 11	74	40	0.00
May 12	78	47	0.00
May 13	78	52	0.00
May 14	72	45	0.62
May 15	67	39	0.06
May 16	59	43	0.12
May 17	67	42	0.00
May 18	70	45	0.00
May 19	80	51	0.00
May 20	83	48	0.00
May 21	86	54	0.00
May 22	87	58	0.00
May 23	75	54	0.00
May 24	82	62	0.00
May 25	83	59	0.00
May 26	85	53	0.06
May 27	87	56	0.00
May 28	80	58	0.00
May 29	78	50	0.00
May 30	85	52	0.00
May 31	88	62	0.00

June 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	89	57	0.00
June 2	89	53	0.00
June 3	90	62	0.00
June 4	82	58	0.22
June 5	79	49	0.00
June 6	82	59	1.35
June 7	85	61	0.25
June 8	83	65	0.04
June 9	86	63	0.99
June 10	86	58	0.39
June 11	81	53	0.00
June 12	82	53	0.00
June 13	86	61	0.00
June 14	84	49	0.00
June 15	76	42	0.00
June 16	80	53	0.00
June 17	83	58	0.00
June 18	86	60	0.00
June 19	87	60	0.00
June 20	88	60	0.00
June 21	88	61	0.00
June 22	87	59	0.11
June 23	86	56	0.69
June 24	85	60	0.00
June 25	85	58	0.04
June 26	86	61	0.00
June 27	82	64	0.36
June 28	95	68	0.00
June 29	97	63	0.00
June 30	91	62	0.00

July 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	64	0.00
July 2	90	64	0.00
July 3	87	61	0.16
July 4	85	64	0.00
July 5	87	59	0.00
July 6	72	50	0.00
July 7	89	51	0.00
July 8	86	54	0.00
July 9	90	64	0.00
July 10	91	63	0.00
July 11	95	63	0.93
July 12	81	52	0.00
July 13	81	49	0.00
July 14	81	57	0.00
July 15	85	61	0.55
July 16	84	62	2.20
July 17	78	60	0.40
July 18	87	56	0.00
July 19	88	59	0.00
July 20	87	56	0.00
July 21	89	62	0.00
July 22	90	63	0.00
July 23	93	65	0.00
July 24	94	67	0.00
July 25	93	61	0.00
July 26	89	60	0.53
July 27	88	62	0.00
July 28	87	60	0.21
July 29	88	60	0.00
July 30	89	61	0.00
July 31	93	63	0.00

August 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	93	60	0.05
August 2	88	63	0.00
August 3	86	62	0.10
August 4	88	61	0.11
August 5	89	60	0.00
August 6	89	59	0.49
August 7	84	63	0.43
August 8	88	63	2.72
August 9	88	58	0.00
August 10	89	60	1.03
August 11	84	60	0.00
August 12	85	62	0.00
August 13	86	63	0.00
August 14	90	61	0.00
August 15	88	61	0.03
August 16	90	63	0.00
August 17	91	63	0.00
August 18	92	59	0.00
August 19	93	59	0.00
August 20	90	61	0.00
August 21	93	63	0.00
August 22	82	51	0.00
August 23	86	49	0.00
August 24	87	47	0.00
August 25	91	58	0.00
August 26	92	60	0.00
August 27	83	57	0.00
August 28	81	57	0.25
August 29	88	55	0.00
August 30	95	59	2.50
August 31	90	57	0.00

September 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	89	59	1.32
September 2	84	60	0.03
September 3	77	56	0.00
September 4	82	53	0.92
September 5	84	53	0.00
September 6	85	52	0.00
September 7	84	52	0.00
September 8	90	56	0.00
September 9	88	56	0.00
September 10	94	58	0.00
September 11	82	55	0.00
September 12	86	55	0.00
September 13	88	58	0.00
September 14	83	51	0.00
September 15	77	50	0.00
September 16	79	54	0.00
September 17	88	54	0.00
September 18	91	55	0.00
September 19	92	64	0.00
September 20	90	59	0.00
September 21	79	62	0.00
September 22	83	60	0.00
September 23	90	53	0.25
September 24	65	50	0.02
September 25	75	56	0.00
September 26	78	53	0.00
September 27	75	43	0.00
September 28	75	47	0.00
September 29	83	50	0.00
September 30	67	40	0.00

October 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	73	52	0.00
October 2	71	50	1.20
October 3	77	46	0.00
October 4	76	50	0.00
October 5	74	57	0.28
October 6	77	56	0.00
October 7	74	40	0.00
October 8	64	30	0.00
October 9	64	35	0.00
October 10	64	35	0.00
October 11	70	38	0.00
October 12	72	40	0.00
October 13	81	48	0.00
October 14	79	51	0.00
October 15	71	37	0.00
October 16	66	33	0.00
October 17	68	34	0.00
October 18	60	33	0.00
October 19	60	33	0.00
October 20	72	41	0.00
October 21	69	33	0.00
October 22	74	33	0.00
October 23	71	39	0.00
October 24	83	43	0.00
October 25	61	28	0.00
October 26	71	29	0.00
October 27	78	50	0.14
October 28	79	47	0.00
October 29	71	51	0.00
October 30	70	43	0.00
October 31	66	45	0.00

November 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	65	35	0.00
November 2	73	35	0.00
November 3	71	32	0.00
November 4	70	38	0.00
November 5	58	39	0.00
November 6	75	34	0.00
November 7	79	40	0.00
November 8	76	49	0.66
November 9	58	43	0.00
November 10	63	43	0.00
November 11	59	33	0.10
November 12	70	43	0.02
November 13	67	42	0.00
November 14	68	37	0.00
November 15	72	41	0.00
November 16	74	54	0.00
November 17	75	46	0.86
November 18	67	52	0.12
November 19	71	40	0.01
November 20	58	35	0.00
November 21	56	36	0.00
November 22	56	38	0.00
November 23	60	42	0.04
November 24	54	42	0.40
November 25	67	32	0.00
November 26	51	25	0.00
November 27	46	34	0.40
November 28	55	35	0.47
November 29	64	40	0.00
November 30	45	36	0.84

December 1978 Chapel Hill Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	52	30	0.00
December 2	54	25	0.00
December 3	51	37	0.00
December 4	72	43	0.20
December 5	80	46	0.90
December 6	55	27	0.21
December 7	65	26	0.00
December 8	67	29	0.00
December 9	76	67	0.03
December 10	73	20	0.48
December 11	39	20	0.00
December 12	44	23	0.00
December 13	52	22	0.00
December 14	61	28	0.00
December 15	45	18	0.00
December 16	56	23	0.00
December 17	57	30	0.28
December 18	50	23	0.00
December 19	47	22	0.00
December 20	49	35	0.10
December 21	64	36	0.23
December 22	62	25	0.20
December 23	51	20	0.00
December 24	55	20	0.00
December 25	45	35	0.90
December 26	52	22	0.00
December 27	61	27	0.00
December 28	52	24	0.00
December 29	43	17	0.00
December 30	43	20	0.00
December 31	50	30	0.05

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1891–2024	Chapel Hill 2W	location