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Fairfield Weather in 1978

Historical record of Fairfield, Illinois weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Fairfield Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F August 24
Lowest temperature -10 °F January 30
Highest daily low 77 °F August 16
Lowest daily high 11 °F January 9
Most daily precipitation 2.8 inches August 30
Most daily snow 6.0 inches January 17
Total annual precipitation 45.1 inches -
Total annual snow 26.6 inches -
What was the hottest temperature in Fairfield in 1978?
The highest temperature recorded in Fairfield, Illinois in 1978 was 100 °F which happened on August 24.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Fairfield in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 100 °F Aug 24
2 99 °F Aug 25
3 98 °F Aug 18
3 98 °F Jul 21
3 98 °F Jun 30
3 98 °F Jun 28
3 98 °F Jun 27
8 97 °F Jul 1
8 97 °F Jun 26
10 96 °F Jul 20
What was the coldest temperature in Fairfield in 1978?
The lowest temperature recorded in Fairfield, Illinois in 1978 was -10 °F which happened on Jan 30.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Fairfield in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -10 °F January 30
2 -8 °F March 5
3 -5 °F February 7
4 -3 °F February 6
4 -3 °F January 22
6 -2 °F January 26
7 -1 °F February 19
8 0 °F March 4
8 0 °F January 10
10 1 °F January 23
January 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
 39 20 0.01 0.0
January 2
 27 6 0.00 0.0
January 3
 32 10 0.00 0.0
January 4
 43 21 0.00 0.0
January 5
 42 32 0.00 0.0
January 6
 45 34 0.00 0.0
January 7
 48 40 0.11 0.0
January 8
 48 11 0.01 0.0
January 9
 11 2 0.00 0.0
January 10
 14 0 0.00 0.0
January 11
 22 2 0.00 0.0
January 12
 22 13 0.15 1.5
January 13
 23 19 0.00 0.0
January 14
 27 12 0.01 0.1
January 15
 25 3 0.00 0.0
January 16
 26 21 0.45 5.0
January 17
 24 20 0.29 6.0
January 18
 24 3 0.00 0.0
January 19
 24 8 0.02 0.0
January 20
 26 22 0.05 1.0
January 21
 24 15 0.00 0.0
January 22
 25 -3 0.00 0.0
January 23
 32 1 0.00 0.0
January 24
 36 18 0.22 3.0
January 25
 35 28 0.10 2.0
January 26
 28 -2 0.02 1.0
January 27
 18 8 0.00 0.0
January 28
 16 4 0.00 0.0
January 29
 14 2 0.00 0.0
January 30
 23 -10 0.00 0.0
January 31
 22 11 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
 24 6 0.00 0.0
February 2
 26 14 0.00 0.0
February 3
 30 7 0.00 0.0
February 4
 32 5 0.00 0.0
February 5
 n/a 15 0.00 0.0
February 6
 22 -3 0.00 0.0
February 7
 17 -5 0.00 0.0
February 8
 24 4 0.00 0.0
February 9
 26 5 0.00 0.0
February 10
 28 9 0.00 0.0
February 11
 34 3 0.00 0.0
February 12
 35 19 0.00 0.0
February 13
 36 28 0.41 0.0
February 14
 34 25 0.00 0.0
February 15
 31 23 0.00 0.0
February 16
 34 19 0.00 0.0
February 17
 31 9 0.00 0.0
February 18
 22 10 0.00 0.0
February 19
 27 -1 0.00 0.0
February 20
 33 20 0.00 0.0
February 21
 32 19 0.00 0.0
February 22
 26 3 0.00 0.0
February 23
 30 15 0.03 2.0
February 24
 41 20 0.00 0.0
February 25
 41 25 0.00 0.0
February 26
 32 20 0.00 0.0
February 27
 31 8 0.00 0.0
February 28
 37 28 0.11 1.0
March 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
 34 27 0.03 1.0
March 2
 30 20 0.12 1.0
March 3
 27 23 0.02 2.0
March 4
 24 0 0.00 0.0
March 5
 29 -8 0.00 0.0
March 6
 44 15 0.00 0.0
March 7
 40 32 1.02 0.0
March 8
 32 28 0.48 0.0
March 9
 32 27 0.00 0.0
March 10
 45 20 0.00 0.0
March 11
 48 28 0.07 0.0
March 12
 43 34 0.08 0.0
March 13
 43 33 0.60 0.0
March 14
 43 40 1.82 0.0
March 15
 40 35 0.00 0.0
March 16
 42 32 0.00 0.0
March 17
 39 24 0.05 0.0
March 18
 50 17 0.00 0.0
March 19
 57 41 0.00 0.0
March 20
 66 37 0.00 0.0
March 21
 63 44 0.64 0.0
March 22
 66 32 0.00 0.0
March 23
 64 48 0.02 0.0
March 24
 50 37 0.49 0.0
March 25
 42 33 0.39 0.0
March 26
 37 32 0.14 0.0
March 27
 42 34 0.00 0.0
March 28
 72 33 0.00 0.0
March 29
 70 45 0.01 0.0
March 30
 62 41 0.00 0.0
March 31
 82 52 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
 79 62 0.00 0.0
April 2
 76 52 0.00 0.0
April 3
 79 59 0.05 0.0
April 4
 74 63 0.05 0.0
April 5
 68 40 0.00 0.0
April 6
 72 56 0.30 0.0
April 7
 73 39 0.00 0.0
April 8
 80 47 0.00 0.0
April 9
 82 45 0.00 0.0
April 10
 76 59 0.25 0.0
April 11
 65 45 0.83 0.0
April 12
 70 41 0.00 0.0
April 13
 68 45 0.00 0.0
April 14
 62 33 0.00 0.0
April 15
 63 48 0.00 0.0
April 16
 61 40 0.45 0.0
April 17
 67 39 0.00 0.0
April 18
 70 48 0.56 0.0
April 19
 67 43 0.29 0.0
April 20
 47 40 0.62 0.0
April 21
 50 36 0.00 0.0
April 22
 56 30 0.00 0.0
April 23
 71 48 0.18 0.0
April 24
 69 39 0.30 0.0
April 25
 55 43 0.15 0.0
April 26
 66 41 0.00 0.0
April 27
 68 38 0.00 0.0
April 28
 68 37 0.00 0.0
April 29
 67 47 0.29 0.0
April 30
 70 49 0.00 0.0
May 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
 68 41 0.00 0.0
May 2
 61 30 0.00 0.0
May 3
 61 35 0.00 0.0
May 4
 60 46 1.00 0.0
May 5
 53 46 0.04 0.0
May 6
 61 33 0.00 0.0
May 7
 61 50 0.26 0.0
May 8
 77 55 0.25 0.0
May 9
 77 50 0.02 0.0
May 10
 77 48 0.00 0.0
May 11
 77 53 0.01 0.0
May 12
 74 62 0.33 0.0
May 13
 70 50 0.87 0.0
May 14
 53 47 0.31 0.0
May 15
 61 47 0.05 0.0
May 16
 64 53 0.00 0.0
May 17
 73 45 0.00 0.0
May 18
 77 47 0.00 0.0
May 19
 80 50 0.00 0.0
May 20
 83 59 0.00 0.0
May 21
 80 54 0.00 0.0
May 22
 72 55 0.00 0.0
May 23
 81 51 0.40 0.0
May 24
 86 64 0.57 0.0
May 25
 89 62 0.74 0.0
May 26
 90 67 0.00 0.0
May 27
 89 68 0.00 0.0
May 28
 90 58 0.00 0.0
May 29
 87 64 0.00 0.0
May 30
 86 66 0.00 0.0
May 31
 88 56 0.00 0.0
June 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
 90 62 0.00 0.0
June 2
 88 60 0.22 0.0
June 3
 76 55 0.00 0.0
June 4
 82 50 0.00 0.0
June 5
 85 55 0.00 0.0
June 6
 83 63 0.09 0.0
June 7
 79 65 0.19 0.0
June 8
 79 63 0.00 0.0
June 9
 76 51 0.00 0.0
June 10
 82 50 0.00 0.0
June 11
 88 54 0.00 0.0
June 12
 86 64 0.00 0.0
June 13
 83 50 0.00 0.0
June 14
 80 48 0.00 0.0
June 15
 81 53 0.00 0.0
June 16
 91 57 0.00 0.0
June 17
 93 72 0.00 0.0
June 18
 90 68 0.00 0.0
June 19
 86 60 0.00 0.0
June 20
 87 62 2.00 0.0
June 21
 76 63 0.05 0.0
June 22
 80 51 0.03 0.0
June 23
 80 60 0.00 0.0
June 24
 91 61 0.00 0.0
June 25
 93 70 0.00 0.0
June 26
 97 75 0.00 0.0
June 27
 98 71 0.00 0.0
June 28
 98 71 0.00 0.0
June 29
 95 72 0.00 0.0
June 30
 98 70 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
 97 68 0.08 0.0
July 2
 89 65 0.12 0.0
July 3
 89 65 0.00 0.0
July 4
 87 64 0.00 0.0
July 5
 89 62 0.00 0.0
July 6
 92 59 0.00 0.0
July 7
 94 66 0.00 0.0
July 8
 93 72 0.00 0.0
July 9
 92 70 0.00 0.0
July 10
 90 69 0.00 0.0
July 11
 79 57 0.00 0.0
July 12
 82 58 0.00 0.0
July 13
 91 73 0.22 0.0
July 14
 90 71 0.00 0.0
July 15
 89 68 0.47 0.0
July 16
 90 55 0.00 0.0
July 17
 90 58 0.00 0.0
July 18
 91 63 0.00 0.0
July 19
 93 65 0.00 0.0
July 20
 96 68 0.00 0.0
July 21
 98 72 0.00 0.0
July 22
 n/a 68 0.00 0.0
July 23
 94 70 1.10 0.0
July 24
 80 67 1.03 0.0
July 25
 85 70 0.00 0.0
July 26
 91 67 0.00 0.0
July 27
 91 64 0.08 0.0
July 28
 85 58 0.00 0.0
July 29
 95 62 0.00 0.0
July 30
 94 70 0.00 0.0
July 31
 81 63 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
 86 59 0.00 0.0
August 2
 91 71 0.00 0.0
August 3
 91 69 0.25 0.0
August 4
 84 62 0.00 0.0
August 5
 76 56 0.00 0.0
August 6
 76 62 0.00 0.0
August 7
 83 55 0.00 0.0
August 8
 87 55 0.00 0.0
August 9
 91 62 0.00 0.0
August 10
 90 67 0.00 0.0
August 11
 85 67 0.00 0.0
August 12
 89 69 0.00 0.0
August 13
 91 64 0.00 0.0
August 14
 93 65 0.00 0.0
August 15
 95 68 0.00 0.0
August 16
 89 77 0.00 0.0
August 17
 88 57 0.00 0.0
August 18
 98 67 0.00 0.0
August 19
 93 n/a 0.00 0.0
August 20
 84 53 0.00 0.0
August 21
 85 53 0.00 0.0
August 22
 91 53 0.00 0.0
August 23
 94 56 0.00 0.0
August 24
 100 63 0.00 0.0
August 25
 99 67 0.73 0.0
August 26
 93 65 0.00 0.0
August 27
 95 69 0.43 0.0
August 28
 n/a 75 0.78 0.0
August 29
 82 69 0.02 0.0
August 30
 71 64 2.84 0.0
August 31
 80 56 0.00 0.0
September 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
 83 55 0.00 0.0
September 2
 85 54 0.00 0.0
September 3
 87 55 0.00 0.0
September 4
 85 62 0.00 0.0
September 5
 84 58 0.00 0.0
September 6
 87 56 0.00 0.0
September 7
 90 62 0.00 0.0
September 8
 91 62 0.00 0.0
September 9
 92 61 0.00 0.0
September 10
 90 64 0.00 0.0
September 11
 88 63 0.00 0.0
September 12
 86 70 0.04 0.0
September 13
 86 68 0.04 0.0
September 14
 82 69 2.03 0.0
September 15
 82 55 0.00 0.0
September 16
 82 67 0.10 0.0
September 17
 89 67 0.22 0.0
September 18
 88 74 0.00 0.0
September 19
 92 69 0.00 0.0
September 20
 90 68 0.00 0.0
September 21
 87 62 0.00 0.0
September 22
 72 54 0.00 0.0
September 23
 72 48 0.00 0.0
September 24
 78 44 0.00 0.0
September 25
 77 52 0.00 0.0
September 26
 78 44 0.00 0.0
September 27
 82 48 0.00 0.0
September 28
 80 49 0.00 0.0
September 29
 78 41 0.00 0.0
September 30
 77 55 0.16 0.0
October 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
 n/a 44 0.00 0.0
October 2
 72 41 0.00 0.0
October 3
 71 57 0.16 0.0
October 4
 75 43 0.00 0.0
October 5
 73 51 0.00 0.0
October 6
 62 42 0.00 0.0
October 7
 56 41 0.00 0.0
October 8
 59 29 0.00 0.0
October 9
 69 39 0.00 0.0
October 10
 68 47 0.00 0.0
October 11
 65 53 0.07 0.0
October 12
 81 55 0.00 0.0
October 13
 79 49 1.22 0.0
October 14
 59 42 0.09 0.0
October 15
 60 30 0.00 0.0
October 16
 61 33 0.00 0.0
October 17
 61 37 0.00 0.0
October 18
 68 35 0.00 0.0
October 19
 65 44 0.00 0.0
October 20
 74 37 0.00 0.0
October 21
 78 45 0.00 0.0
October 22
 81 51 0.00 0.0
October 23
 74 53 0.00 0.0
October 24
 59 31 0.00 0.0
October 25
 65 37 0.04 0.0
October 26
 64 46 0.02 0.0
October 27
 64 30 0.00 0.0
October 28
 62 39 0.00 0.0
October 29
 65 36 0.00 0.0
October 30
 73 47 0.00 0.0
October 31
 74 47 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
 71 43 0.00 0.0
November 2
 73 49 0.00 0.0
November 3
 74 42 0.00 0.0
November 4
 77 43 0.00 0.0
November 5
 78 52 0.00 0.0
November 6
 71 48 0.00 0.0
November 7
 56 39 0.25 0.0
November 8
 57 27 0.00 0.0
November 9
 63 34 0.00 0.0
November 10
 65 37 0.00 0.0
November 11
 72 45 0.00 0.0
November 12
 n/a 45 0.00 0.0
November 13
 77 50 0.00 0.0
November 14
 70 43 0.51 0.0
November 15
 44 36 1.12 0.0
November 16
 46 39 0.15 0.0
November 17
 64 44 1.25 0.0
November 18
 46 42 0.00 0.0
November 19
 49 28 0.00 0.0
November 20
 48 39 0.00 0.0
November 21
 49 37 0.00 0.0
November 22
 46 36 0.03 0.0
November 23
 55 43 0.31 0.0
November 24
 54 26 0.00 0.0
November 25
 47 40 0.00 0.0
November 26
 48 39 0.05 0.0
November 27
 48 41 1.67 0.0
November 28
 46 31 0.00 0.0
November 29
 53 27 0.00 0.0
November 30
 47 32 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Fairfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
 54 27 0.00 0.0
December 2
 48 33 0.25 0.0
December 3
 58 42 1.75 0.0
December 4
 42 23 0.03 0.0
December 5
 49 27 0.00 0.0
December 6
 44 27 0.00 0.0
December 7
 49 33 1.30 0.0
December 8
 40 23 0.82 0.0
December 9
 27 16 0.00 0.0
December 10
 28 9 0.00 0.0
December 11
 44 21 0.00 0.0
December 12
 44 21 0.00 0.0
December 13
 40 32 0.00 0.0
December 14
 39 21 0.00 0.0
December 15
 48 31 0.00 0.0
December 16
 47 30 0.00 0.0
December 17
 45 27 0.00 0.0
December 18
 47 28 0.00 0.0
December 19
 43 31 0.00 0.0
December 20
 62 42 0.54 0.0
December 21
 42 27 0.00 0.0
December 22
 43 26 0.00 0.0
December 23
 49 23 0.00 0.0
December 24
 41 30 0.49 0.0
December 25
 38 22 0.00 0.0
December 26
 34 26 0.00 0.0
December 27
 35 15 0.00 0.0
December 28
 41 23 0.00 0.0
December 29
 47 34 0.04 0.0
December 30
 44 34 0.51 0.0
December 31
 44 33 2.01 0.0
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