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Hamilton Weather in 1978

Historical record of Hamilton, Ontario weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Hamilton Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 35.5 °C July 20
Lowest temperature -22.0 °C February 4
Highest daily low 23.5 °C July 20
Lowest daily high -10.0 °C February 6
Most daily precipitation 5.5 cm September 17
Most daily snow 22.2 cm January 17
Total annual precipitation 89.9 cm -
Total annual snow 148.0 cm -
What was the hottest temperature in Hamilton in 1978?
The highest temperature recorded in Hamilton, Ontario in 1978 was 35.5 °C which happened on July 20.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Hamilton in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 35.5 °C Jul 20
2 34.0 °C Jul 19
3 33.5 °C Jun 27
4 33.2 °C Sep 6
5 33.0 °C Aug 14
5 33.0 °C Jul 22
7 32.3 °C Aug 13
8 32.2 °C Aug 19
9 32.0 °C Aug 15
9 32.0 °C Jul 18
9 32.0 °C Jul 15
What was the coldest temperature in Hamilton in 1978?
The lowest temperature recorded in Hamilton, Ontario in 1978 was -22.0 °C which happened on Feb 4.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Hamilton in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -22.0 °C February 4
2 -19.0 °C February 5
3 -18.5 °C January 29
4 -18.0 °C February 10
4 -18.0 °C January 10
6 -17.5 °C February 9
7 -17.0 °C March 2
7 -17.0 °C February 20
7 -17.0 °C February 15
7 -17.0 °C January 15
January 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
January 1
 -3.5 -8.0 0.76 7.6
January 2
 -4.5 -12.5 0.04 0.4
January 3
 -4.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
January 4
 0.5 -12.0 0.00 0.0
January 5
 1.5 -3.5 0.02 0.0
January 6
 -2.5 -4.5 0.06 0.6
January 7
 3.0 -7.0 0.28 0.0
January 8
 5.0 -4.5 1.56 8.6
January 9
 -9.0 -14.5 0.25 2.5
January 10
 -6.5 -18.0 0.06 0.6
January 11
 -6.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
January 12
 -4.5 -10.0 0.10 1.2
January 13
 -3.0 -8.0 0.65 6.0
January 14
 -9.0 -14.0 0.00 0.0
January 15
 -8.0 -17.0 0.00 0.0
January 16
 -4.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
January 17
 -4.5 -14.0 2.00 22.2
January 18
 -3.0 -10.0 0.00 0.0
January 19
 -3.5 -13.5 0.00 0.0
January 20
 -8.0 -11.5 0.95 10.1
January 21
 -7.0 -12.5 0.04 0.4
January 22
 -4.5 -13.0 0.00 0.0
January 23
 -4.0 -12.0 0.00 0.0
January 24
 1.5 -9.5 0.46 2.6
January 25
 2.5 -0.5 2.64 0.0
January 26
 -3.0 -11.0 1.00 10.0
January 27
 -5.5 -12.0 0.24 2.6
January 28
 -5.0 -12.0 0.00 0.0
January 29
 -5.0 -18.5 0.02 0.2
January 30
 -4.0 -10.5 0.00 0.0
January 31
 -6.0 -10.5 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
February 1
 -5.0 -13.0 0.12 1.2
February 2
 -5.0 -10.5 0.00 0.0
February 3
 -5.0 -15.0 0.00 0.0
February 4
 -9.0 -22.0 0.00 0.0
February 5
 -7.5 -19.0 1.24 15.0
February 6
 -10.0 -16.5 0.90 9.0
February 7
 -2.0 -12.0 0.00 0.0
February 8
 -2.5 -10.5 0.00 0.0
February 9
 -2.5 -17.5 0.00 0.0
February 10
 -1.0 -18.0 0.00 0.0
February 11
 -2.5 -10.5 0.20 2.0
February 12
 -2.0 -5.5 0.00 0.0
February 13
 -3.0 -7.5 0.20 2.0
February 14
 -5.5 -14.5 0.00 0.0
February 15
 -4.0 -17.0 0.00 0.0
February 16
 -1.5 -11.0 0.04 0.8
February 17
 -5.0 -11.0 0.00 0.0
February 18
 -4.0 -15.5 0.00 0.0
February 19
 -5.0 -16.5 0.00 0.0
February 20
 -3.5 -17.0 0.00 0.0
February 21
 -2.5 -14.0 0.00 0.0
February 22
 -3.0 -16.0 0.00 0.0
February 23
 -3.0 -14.0 0.02 0.2
February 24
 0.0 -7.5 0.34 3.4
February 25
 -1.5 -4.0 0.20 2.0
February 26
 -2.5 -8.5 0.00 0.0
February 27
 -4.0 -15.0 0.00 0.0
February 28
 -3.0 -11.0 0.00 0.0
March 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
March 1
 -2.0 -9.0 0.00 0.0
March 2
 -3.0 -17.0 0.00 0.0
March 3
 -4.0 -11.5 0.20 2.0
March 4
 -9.0 -12.5 0.00 0.0
March 5
 -4.5 -15.0 0.00 0.0
March 6
 -1.5 -16.0 0.00 0.0
March 7
 -1.5 -14.0 0.00 0.0
March 8
 -1.5 -15.0 0.00 0.0
March 9
 3.0 -14.0 0.00 0.0
March 10
 1.5 -7.5 0.00 0.0
March 11
 3.0 -3.5 0.42 4.2
March 12
 5.0 -1.0 0.00 0.0
March 13
 5.0 -7.0 0.70 0.0
March 14
 6.5 -2.0 0.56 0.0
March 15
 2.0 0.0 0.02 0.2
March 16
 -1.0 -7.0 0.00 0.0
March 17
 -1.0 -4.0 0.00 0.0
March 18
 3.0 -9.0 0.00 0.0
March 19
 5.0 -1.0 0.00 0.0
March 20
 6.5 -8.0 1.32 0.0
March 21
 7.5 -0.5 0.94 0.0
March 22
 7.0 0.0 0.30 0.0
March 23
 7.5 0.5 0.00 0.0
March 24
 -2.0 -8.5 0.00 0.0
March 25
 0.0 -7.0 0.76 4.0
March 26
 1.0 -2.0 0.59 0.3
March 27
 4.0 0.0 0.00 0.0
March 28
 3.5 -1.0 0.02 0.0
March 29
 2.5 -1.0 0.00 0.0
March 30
 7.0 -3.0 0.00 0.0
March 31
 12.5 0.5 0.14 0.0
April 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
April 1
 14.5 1.5 0.00 0.0
April 2
 2.5 -4.0 0.00 0.0
April 3
 1.5 -2.0 0.04 0.0
April 4
 5.5 0.0 0.44 0.0
April 5
 8.5 2.5 0.00 0.0
April 6
 5.0 -3.0 0.86 0.0
April 7
 10.0 1.0 0.06 0.0
April 8
 4.5 -0.5 0.00 0.0
April 9
 7.0 -4.0 0.00 0.0
April 10
 5.0 1.0 0.58 0.0
April 11
 10.0 1.5 1.48 0.0
April 12
 17.5 2.0 0.00 0.0
April 13
 11.0 6.0 0.06 0.0
April 14
 6.5 1.0 0.00 0.0
April 15
 7.0 -0.5 0.02 0.0
April 16
 9.5 0.0 0.00 0.0
April 17
 8.0 -0.5 0.00 0.0
April 18
 9.0 -2.0 1.12 0.0
April 19
 9.5 3.5 0.54 0.0
April 20
 5.0 3.0 1.32 0.0
April 21
 8.0 0.0 0.06 0.6
April 22
 10.0 -1.0 0.00 0.0
April 23
 10.0 -2.5 0.00 0.0
April 24
 15.0 1.0 0.00 0.0
April 25
 13.0 1.5 0.00 0.0
April 26
 13.0 2.0 0.00 0.0
April 27
 17.0 3.0 0.00 0.0
April 28
 18.0 4.0 0.00 0.0
April 29
 19.0 7.0 0.00 0.0
April 30
 8.0 -1.5 0.00 0.0
May 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
May 1
 7.5 -2.0 0.00 0.0
May 2
 13.5 0.0 0.00 0.0
May 3
 16.0 1.0 0.00 0.0
May 4
 7.5 2.5 0.56 0.0
May 5
 6.0 4.0 0.60 0.0
May 6
 9.0 4.5 0.22 0.0
May 7
 15.0 4.5 0.00 0.0
May 8
 12.0 5.0 0.84 0.0
May 9
 18.5 9.0 0.22 0.0
May 10
 11.5 8.0 0.00 0.0
May 11
 23.0 3.5 0.26 0.0
May 12
 17.0 8.0 0.36 0.0
May 13
 14.0 9.0 1.90 0.0
May 14
 9.5 7.0 0.34 0.0
May 15
 13.0 6.5 0.04 0.0
May 16
 15.0 8.0 n/a 0.0
May 17
 12.5 9.0 n/a 0.0
May 18
 19.0 8.5 0.06 0.0
May 19
 30.0 10.5 0.00 0.0
May 20
 27.0 15.5 0.92 0.0
May 21
 26.0 8.0 0.00 0.0
May 22
 23.0 5.0 0.00 0.0
May 23
 19.0 8.0 0.00 0.0
May 24
 21.0 12.5 0.00 0.0
May 25
 28.0 12.0 0.00 0.0
May 26
 31.0 12.5 0.00 0.0
May 27
 23.5 15.0 0.00 0.0
May 28
 28.5 13.0 0.00 0.0
May 29
 29.5 15.0 0.00 0.0
May 30
 24.0 15.0 0.00 0.0
May 31
 28.5 18.5 0.00 0.0
June 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
June 1
 21.0 13.0 0.50 0.0
June 2
 25.5 14.5 0.00 0.0
June 3
 20.5 11.0 0.00 0.0
June 4
 20.5 7.5 0.12 0.0
June 5
 19.0 12.5 0.00 0.0
June 6
 24.5 6.0 0.00 0.0
June 7
 19.0 11.5 1.06 0.0
June 8
 23.5 14.0 0.00 0.0
June 9
 23.5 12.5 0.00 0.0
June 10
 23.5 7.0 0.00 0.0
June 11
 29.5 16.0 0.00 0.0
June 12
 29.5 19.0 0.62 0.0
June 13
 16.0 9.0 0.00 0.0
June 14
 18.5 6.5 0.00 0.0
June 15
 21.0 8.0 0.00 0.0
June 16
 18.5 10.0 0.02 0.0
June 17
 29.0 12.0 0.00 0.0
June 18
 31.0 21.0 0.08 0.0
June 19
 27.0 16.0 0.08 0.0
June 20
 27.0 12.5 0.32 0.0
June 21
 25.0 15.5 0.04 0.0
June 22
 25.0 11.0 0.00 0.0
June 23
 23.5 11.5 0.00 0.0
June 24
 23.5 9.5 0.00 0.0
June 25
 26.5 11.5 0.12 0.0
June 26
 30.0 18.5 0.00 0.0
June 27
 33.5 20.0 0.00 0.0
June 28
 29.0 16.0 0.00 0.0
June 29
 31.5 20.0 0.00 0.0
June 30
 27.5 18.5 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
July 1
 23.0 13.0 0.00 0.0
July 2
 21.0 11.5 0.00 0.0
July 3
 19.0 14.5 2.44 0.0
July 4
 18.5 14.0 0.00 0.0
July 5
 26.5 13.0 0.00 0.0
July 6
 30.0 16.0 0.00 0.0
July 7
 31.5 18.0 0.00 0.0
July 8
 30.5 22.5 0.00 0.0
July 9
 29.0 18.0 0.00 0.0
July 10
 22.0 17.0 0.00 0.0
July 11
 23.0 10.0 0.00 0.0
July 12
 26.0 11.0 0.00 0.0
July 13
 27.5 14.0 0.00 0.0
July 14
 28.0 14.0 0.00 0.0
July 15
 32.0 15.5 0.02 0.0
July 16
 24.5 15.0 0.00 0.0
July 17
 26.5 18.0 0.00 0.0
July 18
 32.0 12.0 0.00 0.0
July 19
 34.0 19.0 0.00 0.0
July 20
 35.5 23.5 0.06 0.0
July 21
 31.5 22.5 1.06 0.0
July 22
 33.0 22.0 0.54 0.0
July 23
 29.0 21.0 0.00 0.0
July 24
 24.5 15.0 0.00 0.0
July 25
 26.0 15.0 0.02 0.0
July 26
 30.0 20.5 0.84 0.0
July 27
 24.5 17.5 1.02 0.0
July 28
 25.0 12.5 0.14 0.0
July 29
 24.5 14.5 0.22 0.0
July 30
 18.0 13.0 0.00 0.0
July 31
 20.0 13.0 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
August 1
 29.3 14.6 0.00 0.0
August 2
 30.6 16.1 2.38 0.0
August 3
 27.2 19.6 0.12 0.0
August 4
 25.0 14.0 0.00 0.0
August 5
 23.7 11.2 0.00 0.0
August 6
 25.7 15.5 0.00 0.0
August 7
 22.4 15.8 1.40 0.0
August 8
 28.3 17.7 0.05 0.0
August 9
 28.0 20.0 1.45 0.0
August 10
 22.4 14.8 0.00 0.0
August 11
 22.8 14.0 0.00 0.0
August 12
 26.2 15.1 0.00 0.0
August 13
 32.3 17.5 0.00 0.0
August 14
 33.0 20.1 0.00 0.0
August 15
 32.0 22.2 0.00 0.0
August 16
 30.1 21.9 0.22 0.0
August 17
 26.8 19.6 0.00 0.0
August 18
 25.7 13.2 0.00 0.0
August 19
 32.2 17.5 0.78 0.0
August 20
 23.2 14.3 0.00 0.0
August 21
 22.9 10.8 0.00 0.0
August 22
 29.4 12.2 0.00 0.0
August 23
 29.0 17.7 0.00 0.0
August 24
 27.5 16.1 0.46 0.0
August 25
 20.2 13.7 0.00 0.0
August 26
 23.4 14.8 0.00 0.0
August 27
 21.7 16.6 0.38 0.0
August 28
 28.5 18.7 0.44 0.0
August 29
 26.6 17.2 0.00 0.0
August 30
 27.2 14.0 0.00 0.0
August 31
 21.9 13.1 0.00 0.0
September 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
September 1
 23.5 10.5 0.00 0.0
September 2
 29.4 12.5 0.54 0.0
September 3
 27.8 17.6 0.00 0.0
September 4
 27.4 11.4 0.00 0.0
September 5
 25.4 14.8 0.00 0.0
September 6
 33.2 19.4 0.00 0.0
September 7
 21.8 17.9 0.06 0.0
September 8
 18.2 14.8 0.00 0.0
September 9
 19.0 13.8 0.00 0.0
September 10
 21.8 12.3 0.14 0.0
September 11
 30.0 14.9 5.42 0.0
September 12
 16.3 11.5 0.16 0.0
September 13
 15.4 11.8 0.00 0.0
September 14
 21.6 13.4 1.80 0.0
September 15
 22.5 15.0 1.20 0.0
September 16
 21.4 15.6 0.04 0.0
September 17
 15.0 9.1 5.46 0.0
September 18
 14.2 12.5 1.54 0.0
September 19
 15.5 9.3 0.00 0.0
September 20
 21.8 12.2 0.00 0.0
September 21
 25.1 16.2 0.04 0.0
September 22
 17.5 11.6 0.00 0.0
September 23
 18.8 6.4 0.00 0.0
September 24
 21.5 7.3 0.00 0.0
September 25
 17.8 9.8 0.00 0.0
September 26
 20.0 4.2 0.00 0.0
September 27
 24.1 11.4 0.36 0.0
September 28
 15.4 4.3 0.00 0.0
September 29
 16.2 3.7 0.00 0.0
September 30
 23.1 7.2 2.12 0.0
October 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
October 1
 16.2 13.2 0.00 0.0
October 2
 16.1 9.0 0.00 0.0
October 3
 17.5 5.3 1.82 0.0
October 4
 18.0 10.8 0.00 0.0
October 5
 18.9 9.0 1.46 0.0
October 6
 15.8 9.4 0.16 0.0
October 7
 11.6 5.5 0.00 0.0
October 8
 9.5 3.6 0.00 0.0
October 9
 16.0 1.0 0.04 0.0
October 10
 22.0 9.7 0.00 0.0
October 11
 21.0 8.0 0.46 0.0
October 12
 21.0 9.6 0.54 0.0
October 13
 13.5 10.0 0.48 0.0
October 14
 9.2 4.2 0.12 0.0
October 15
 11.0 3.3 0.00 0.0
October 16
 7.6 2.0 0.00 0.0
October 17
 9.5 -2.2 0.00 0.0
October 18
 12.5 0.8 0.04 0.0
October 19
 11.5 5.5 0.00 0.0
October 20
 16.0 3.0 0.00 0.0
October 21
 22.9 6.5 0.00 0.0
October 22
 22.6 13.1 0.24 0.0
October 23
 10.5 3.9 0.30 0.0
October 24
 8.2 -1.4 0.00 0.0
October 25
 16.0 5.8 1.08 0.0
October 26
 11.0 7.8 0.10 0.0
October 27
 14.6 4.0 0.00 0.0
October 28
 12.9 6.0 0.00 0.0
October 29
 8.0 0.0 0.00 0.0
October 30
 15.2 -0.8 0.00 0.0
October 31
 18.0 6.2 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
November 1
 10.5 1.1 0.00 0.0
November 2
 17.0 3.0 0.00 0.0
November 3
 15.0 3.1 0.00 0.0
November 4
 20.9 3.3 0.00 0.0
November 5
 22.2 6.0 0.00 0.0
November 6
 15.5 7.8 0.38 0.0
November 7
 8.8 4.8 0.00 0.0
November 8
 11.2 -3.0 0.00 0.0
November 9
 15.3 5.6 0.00 0.0
November 10
 11.6 5.3 0.00 0.0
November 11
 13.4 7.2 0.00 0.0
November 12
 3.5 0.4 0.00 0.0
November 13
 15.4 2.0 1.38 0.0
November 14
 13.8 4.5 0.00 0.0
November 15
 6.0 2.2 0.00 0.0
November 16
 6.1 -1.2 0.00 0.0
November 17
 14.8 3.5 1.40 0.0
November 18
 7.8 5.3 0.00 0.0
November 19
 7.5 0.0 0.00 0.0
November 20
 -2.6 -4.9 0.02 0.2
November 21
 0.9 -5.0 0.00 0.0
November 22
 3.8 -1.7 0.18 0.0
November 23
 9.4 2.0 1.20 0.0
November 24
 7.0 3.1 0.12 0.0
November 25
 1.5 -2.0 0.00 0.0
November 26
 1.2 -8.5 0.30 3.0
November 27
 -0.3 -5.5 1.00 7.4
November 28
 1.6 -7.2 0.00 0.0
November 29
 5.5 -5.0 0.06 0.0
November 30
 1.2 -3.6 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Hamilton Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
December 1
 2.4 -8.2 0.10 0.0
December 2
 -0.8 -5.0 0.58 5.0
December 3
 10.8 -5.2 0.94 0.0
December 4
 6.5 -2.5 0.00 0.0
December 5
 5.4 -2.4 0.04 0.0
December 6
 4.4 0.0 0.00 0.0
December 7
 5.2 0.2 0.82 0.6
December 8
 4.1 0.0 0.78 3.0
December 9
 -1.7 -6.9 0.00 0.0
December 10
 -4.9 -9.2 0.00 0.0
December 11
 0.2 -10.4 0.04 0.4
December 12
 4.4 -0.8 0.00 0.0
December 13
 4.9 0.1 0.00 0.0
December 14
 2.4 -4.5 0.00 0.0
December 15
 5.1 0.0 0.00 0.0
December 16
 5.7 -4.8 0.28 0.0
December 17
 1.8 -0.8 0.07 0.7
December 18
 1.6 -8.0 0.00 0.0
December 19
 -1.5 -12.7 0.00 0.0
December 20
 2.6 -6.9 0.52 0.2
December 21
 0.5 -2.0 0.00 0.0
December 22
 4.2 -3.1 0.00 0.0
December 23
 2.4 -2.0 0.00 0.0
December 24
 4.1 -4.8 0.74 5.0
December 25
 1.9 -4.7 0.00 0.0
December 26
 -2.8 -10.1 0.00 0.0
December 27
 -3.2 -8.8 0.00 0.0
December 28
 -3.6 -11.0 0.00 0.0
December 29
 -0.5 -12.5 0.00 0.0
December 30
 2.8 -3.0 0.91 0.0
December 31
 11.5 0.0 2.02 0.0
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