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Kingston Weather in 1978

Historical record of Kingston, Ontario weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Kingston Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 30.9 °C July 23
Lowest temperature -24.2 °C February 4
Highest daily low 21.3 °C August 16
Lowest daily high -14.2 °C February 5
Most daily precipitation 5.0 cm January 26
Most daily snow 27.4 cm December 25
Total annual precipitation 89.6 cm -
Total annual snow 193.1 cm -
What was the hottest temperature in Kingston in 1978?
The highest temperature recorded in Kingston, Ontario in 1978 was 30.9 °C which happened on July 23.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Highest Temperatures in Kingston in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 30.9 °C Jul 23
2 29.7 °C Jun 29
3 28.8 °C Aug 15
4 28.2 °C Jul 8
5 27.8 °C Jul 21
6 27.6 °C Jul 19
7 27.0 °C Sep 6
7 27.0 °C Aug 7
9 26.8 °C Jun 28
10 26.4 °C Aug 19
10 26.4 °C Aug 16
10 26.4 °C Jul 20
What was the coldest temperature in Kingston in 1978?
The lowest temperature recorded in Kingston, Ontario in 1978 was -24.2 °C which happened on Feb 4.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Lowest Temperatures in Kingston in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -24.2 °C February 4
2 -22.5 °C February 5
3 -22.1 °C January 10
4 -21.6 °C January 9
5 -21.3 °C January 4
6 -20.8 °C February 15
7 -20.6 °C February 3
7 -20.6 °C January 31
7 -20.6 °C January 29
10 -20.5 °C March 5
January 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
January 1
 -10.1 -13.6 0.74 7.4
January 2
 -6.2 -13.6 0.43 4.3
January 3
 -7.6 -17.2 0.12 1.6
January 4
 -0.2 -21.3 0.08 0.8
January 5
 -0.6 -9.6 0.02 0.2
January 6
 -9.0 -15.5 0.02 0.2
January 7
 -4.9 -14.6 0.06 0.6
January 8
 4.9 -6.0 3.72 0.0
January 9
 4.9 -21.6 1.28 2.8
January 10
 -13.6 -22.1 0.00 0.0
January 11
 -4.4 -14.8 0.22 2.2
January 12
 -5.4 -12.2 0.03 0.6
January 13
 -9.0 -12.8 0.30 3.0
January 14
 -11.2 -15.0 0.34 4.0
January 15
 -13.0 -17.2 0.00 0.0
January 16
 -6.6 -18.6 0.00 0.0
January 17
 -9.7 -16.2 0.64 6.4
January 18
 -6.0 -14.5 1.28 12.8
January 19
 -7.7 -17.3 0.00 0.0
January 20
 -10.0 -14.8 1.50 15.0
January 21
 -7.3 -17.3 0.78 8.4
January 22
 -4.2 -20.4 0.02 0.2
January 23
 -3.5 -8.8 0.00 0.0
January 24
 0.2 -5.6 0.38 3.8
January 25
 2.0 -0.6 0.60 0.8
January 26
 4.8 -9.4 5.01 9.3
January 27
 -4.2 -10.3 1.14 11.4
January 28
 -7.8 -15.5 0.00 0.0
January 29
 -11.2 -20.6 0.00 0.0
January 30
 -13.4 -19.7 0.00 0.0
January 31
 -10.2 -20.6 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
February 1
 -5.9 -13.8 0.00 0.0
February 2
 -9.7 -15.6 0.00 0.0
February 3
 -11.8 -20.6 0.00 0.0
February 4
 -14.2 -24.2 0.00 0.0
February 5
 -14.2 -22.5 0.12 1.2
February 6
 -7.5 -16.1 0.26 2.6
February 7
 -3.4 -9.5 0.86 8.6
February 8
 -1.9 -16.0 0.00 0.0
February 9
 -6.0 -17.5 0.00 0.0
February 10
 -9.1 -18.5 0.00 0.0
February 11
 -3.9 -14.0 0.04 0.6
February 12
 -2.1 -8.9 0.00 0.0
February 13
 -7.9 -14.9 0.00 0.0
February 14
 -7.5 -17.6 0.00 0.0
February 15
 -7.4 -20.8 0.00 0.0
February 16
 -0.8 -13.2 0.00 0.0
February 17
 -1.3 -11.8 0.00 0.0
February 18
 -5.9 -15.5 0.10 1.4
February 19
 -8.7 -19.6 0.00 0.0
February 20
 -5.5 -18.1 0.00 0.0
February 21
 -5.5 -15.6 0.02 0.2
February 22
 -5.5 -17.5 0.12 1.4
February 23
 -3.0 -11.2 0.00 0.0
February 24
 0.0 -8.0 0.00 0.0
February 25
 -3.0 -13.6 0.02 0.2
February 26
 -3.5 -13.1 0.00 0.0
February 27
 -5.6 -14.0 0.00 0.0
February 28
 -5.6 -15.6 0.00 0.0
March 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
March 1
 -5.6 -15.5 0.00 0.0
March 2
 -5.3 -17.3 0.00 0.0
March 3
 -5.6 -16.0 0.50 4.4
March 4
 -7.0 -15.5 0.00 0.0
March 5
 -7.0 -20.5 0.00 0.0
March 6
 -3.2 -14.6 0.00 0.0
March 7
 -4.0 -14.0 0.00 0.0
March 8
 -4.6 -17.1 0.00 0.0
March 9
 -1.4 -16.3 0.00 0.0
March 10
 3.4 -5.7 0.00 0.0
March 11
 0.8 -6.1 0.26 2.6
March 12
 4.0 -2.2 0.12 1.2
March 13
 2.5 -7.7 0.00 0.0
March 14
 4.4 1.0 2.18 0.0
March 15
 1.7 -4.0 0.12 1.2
March 16
 -3.3 -9.2 0.00 0.0
March 17
 -1.4 -9.0 0.00 0.0
March 18
 -0.8 -8.0 0.10 1.0
March 19
 3.8 -4.5 0.04 0.4
March 20
 1.7 -10.0 0.00 0.0
March 21
 4.0 -0.3 1.62 0.0
March 22
 3.0 -1.2 0.50 5.0
March 23
 4.3 -0.7 0.00 0.0
March 24
 -0.2 -9.2 0.00 0.0
March 25
 -0.8 -10.3 0.00 0.0
March 26
 0.5 -4.5 2.23 12.8
March 27
 2.0 0.3 0.39 0.0
March 28
 2.6 0.3 0.00 0.0
March 29
 4.1 -2.4 0.02 0.2
March 30
 3.6 -5.2 0.00 0.0
March 31
 6.4 0.0 0.52 0.0
April 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
April 1
 9.2 -1.2 0.72 0.2
April 2
 2.0 -5.1 0.00 0.0
April 3
 0.6 -6.5 0.00 0.0
April 4
 5.2 0.2 0.88 0.0
April 5
 6.3 0.4 0.00 0.0
April 6
 5.3 -1.8 0.12 0.0
April 7
 5.8 1.0 0.58 0.0
April 8
 3.5 -2.5 0.00 0.0
April 9
 4.7 -5.7 0.00 0.0
April 10
 4.4 -4.7 0.00 0.0
April 11
 9.1 1.0 1.36 0.0
April 12
 8.0 1.5 0.08 0.0
April 13
 11.7 1.5 0.00 0.0
April 14
 7.1 0.4 0.00 0.0
April 15
 6.5 -1.2 0.00 0.0
April 16
 6.0 -1.0 0.00 0.0
April 17
 8.6 -2.3 0.00 0.0
April 18
 14.0 -2.8 0.00 0.0
April 19
 8.3 4.3 0.72 0.0
April 20
 5.1 0.5 1.88 1.2
April 21
 6.2 1.5 0.14 0.0
April 22
 9.2 -0.9 0.00 0.0
April 23
 11.2 -1.4 0.00 0.0
April 24
 13.8 -1.0 0.00 0.0
April 25
 15.3 3.5 0.00 0.0
April 26
 16.8 1.5 0.00 0.0
April 27
 17.8 2.5 0.00 0.0
April 28
 18.1 3.2 0.00 0.0
April 29
 17.2 -0.1 0.00 0.0
April 30
 6.8 -3.8 0.00 0.0
May 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
May 1
 4.8 -3.8 0.00 0.0
May 2
 10.4 -2.0 0.00 0.0
May 3
 11.8 -0.8 0.00 0.0
May 4
 12.6 -2.3 0.00 0.0
May 5
 13.2 5.0 0.13 0.0
May 6
 8.3 4.8 0.80 0.0
May 7
 11.8 3.8 0.18 0.0
May 8
 14.2 3.6 1.00 0.0
May 9
 13.8 6.6 1.14 0.0
May 10
 13.6 4.9 0.00 0.0
May 11
 13.8 2.8 0.00 0.0
May 12
 16.6 7.6 0.28 0.0
May 13
 17.0 8.7 0.10 0.0
May 14
 20.4 11.4 0.74 0.0
May 15
 16.0 10.2 0.88 0.0
May 16
 20.7 9.4 0.02 0.0
May 17
 16.2 11.0 0.30 0.0
May 18
 14.7 5.6 0.00 0.0
May 19
 11.5 5.4 0.00 0.0
May 20
 18.4 7.4 0.15 0.0
May 21
 19.9 9.5 0.00 0.0
May 22
 17.1 6.9 0.00 0.0
May 23
 22.6 5.4 0.00 0.0
May 24
 23.6 9.3 0.00 0.0
May 25
 17.6 11.4 0.00 0.0
May 26
 16.5 10.1 0.00 0.0
May 27
 22.6 10.2 0.00 0.0
May 28
 25.8 13.8 0.00 0.0
May 29
 22.8 14.8 0.00 0.0
May 30
 25.6 14.8 0.00 0.0
May 31
 26.1 15.8 0.00 0.0
June 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
June 1
 17.5 14.0 0.00 0.0
June 2
 25.1 13.8 0.08 0.0
June 3
 17.2 11.6 0.00 0.0
June 4
 16.6 8.2 0.00 0.0
June 5
 18.9 8.0 0.46 0.0
June 6
 14.3 5.5 0.00 0.0
June 7
 17.8 10.8 1.18 0.0
June 8
 21.0 10.3 0.00 0.0
June 9
 20.1 6.8 0.10 0.0
June 10
 14.5 4.4 0.00 0.0
June 11
 22.7 11.6 0.00 0.0
June 12
 21.2 12.9 1.10 0.0
June 13
 14.8 7.8 0.14 0.0
June 14
 18.3 4.0 0.00 0.0
June 15
 23.2 6.2 0.00 0.0
June 16
 20.7 7.1 0.00 0.0
June 17
 18.9 13.5 0.03 0.0
June 18
 26.2 13.4 0.05 0.0
June 19
 20.1 12.9 0.44 0.0
June 20
 23.7 11.4 0.00 0.0
June 21
 24.2 9.4 0.00 0.0
June 22
 20.3 13.4 0.00 0.0
June 23
 21.2 10.0 0.00 0.0
June 24
 22.0 9.4 0.00 0.0
June 25
 22.0 11.8 0.00 0.0
June 26
 19.6 15.2 0.00 0.0
June 27
 25.8 14.8 0.03 0.0
June 28
 26.8 16.2 0.00 0.0
June 29
 29.7 14.5 0.02 0.0
June 30
 24.8 11.0 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
July 1
 24.5 9.8 0.00 0.0
July 2
 22.0 6.0 0.00 0.0
July 3
 25.2 11.6 0.00 0.0
July 4
 25.2 15.2 0.00 0.0
July 5
 26.3 15.4 0.00 0.0
July 6
 23.2 16.1 0.00 0.0
July 7
 26.2 18.5 0.00 0.0
July 8
 28.2 18.9 0.00 0.0
July 9
 23.0 17.8 0.00 0.0
July 10
 26.2 12.9 0.00 0.0
July 11
 22.5 10.5 0.00 0.0
July 12
 26.1 11.6 0.00 0.0
July 13
 24.5 14.8 0.26 0.0
July 14
 23.9 16.5 0.00 0.0
July 15
 26.0 16.4 0.02 0.0
July 16
 24.2 17.0 0.00 0.0
July 17
 26.2 15.0 0.00 0.0
July 18
 23.3 12.0 0.00 0.0
July 19
 27.6 19.4 0.00 0.0
July 20
 26.4 20.6 0.00 0.0
July 21
 27.8 20.4 0.00 0.0
July 22
 26.2 20.4 0.00 0.0
July 23
 30.9 13.8 0.00 0.0
July 24
 23.6 12.3 0.00 0.0
July 25
 24.0 10.4 0.00 0.0
July 26
 25.8 18.6 1.48 0.0
July 27
 26.2 17.1 0.22 0.0
July 28
 23.8 13.8 0.10 0.0
July 29
 19.9 13.6 1.14 0.0
July 30
 20.5 11.0 0.00 0.0
July 31
 23.6 10.5 0.22 0.0
August 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
August 1
 23.4 18.0 0.00 0.0
August 2
 24.8 18.4 0.00 0.0
August 3
 21.5 17.0 2.70 0.0
August 4
 22.0 14.3 0.00 0.0
August 5
 22.8 10.5 0.00 0.0
August 6
 24.2 14.8 0.00 0.0
August 7
 27.0 13.3 0.00 0.0
August 8
 24.8 21.0 0.04 0.0
August 9
 23.6 15.8 0.14 0.0
August 10
 22.8 12.6 0.00 0.0
August 11
 24.5 11.4 0.00 0.0
August 12
 24.5 17.6 0.00 0.0
August 13
 25.5 15.6 0.00 0.0
August 14
 26.3 19.4 0.00 0.0
August 15
 28.8 19.2 0.12 0.0
August 16
 26.4 21.3 0.81 0.0
August 17
 24.8 17.2 0.00 0.0
August 18
 23.2 15.3 0.00 0.0
August 19
 26.4 16.3 1.12 0.0
August 20
 23.6 12.8 0.00 0.0
August 21
 22.5 9.4 0.00 0.0
August 22
 22.4 12.0 0.00 0.0
August 23
 24.2 15.0 0.00 0.0
August 24
 15.3 11.7 1.72 0.0
August 25
 20.6 10.7 0.00 0.0
August 26
 23.2 12.0 0.00 0.0
August 27
 22.1 10.9 0.00 0.0
August 28
 23.3 14.2 2.26 0.0
August 29
 23.4 17.1 0.00 0.0
August 30
 22.8 13.8 0.00 0.0
August 31
 21.2 11.3 0.00 0.0
September 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
September 1
 21.2 10.4 0.00 0.0
September 2
 22.0 12.8 0.00 0.0
September 3
 23.8 11.2 0.48 0.0
September 4
 21.4 8.8 0.00 0.0
September 5
 22.7 15.5 0.00 0.0
September 6
 27.0 19.2 0.12 0.0
September 7
 20.2 6.7 0.00 0.0
September 8
 18.4 5.7 0.00 0.0
September 9
 16.7 8.2 0.00 0.0
September 10
 17.0 8.4 0.26 0.0
September 11
 21.2 15.2 2.82 0.0
September 12
 17.0 7.5 0.70 0.0
September 13
 16.6 5.9 0.00 0.0
September 14
 18.8 5.8 0.40 0.0
September 15
 21.5 14.9 0.70 0.0
September 16
 20.3 9.4 0.00 0.0
September 17
 13.0 6.4 0.00 0.0
September 18
 14.2 8.7 1.14 0.0
September 19
 19.5 8.8 0.00 0.0
September 20
 19.6 10.3 0.02 0.0
September 21
 23.8 12.5 0.12 0.0
September 22
 17.3 4.6 0.00 0.0
September 23
 14.8 2.6 0.00 0.0
September 24
 18.5 13.2 0.00 0.0
September 25
 13.7 1.2 0.00 0.0
September 26
 14.8 -0.6 0.00 0.0
September 27
 17.7 9.8 0.20 0.0
September 28
 14.4 2.6 0.00 0.0
September 29
 14.4 1.5 0.00 0.0
September 30
 16.8 10.9 0.00 0.0
October 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
October 1
 18.2 7.2 0.84 0.0
October 2
 11.8 2.5 0.00 0.0
October 3
 14.3 1.9 0.00 0.0
October 4
 14.8 11.8 1.24 0.0
October 5
 16.2 12.4 0.00 0.0
October 6
 15.6 9.8 0.21 0.0
October 7
 11.2 3.8 0.15 0.0
October 8
 5.7 -2.0 0.00 0.0
October 9
 11.6 -2.2 0.00 0.0
October 10
 18.0 10.6 0.00 0.0
October 11
 17.8 10.6 0.00 0.0
October 12
 17.8 11.9 0.56 0.0
October 13
 13.7 7.5 0.92 0.0
October 14
 7.6 1.4 1.00 0.0
October 15
 7.3 -2.5 0.00 0.0
October 16
 6.1 -4.9 0.00 0.0
October 17
 7.2 -5.7 0.00 0.0
October 18
 11.0 6.2 0.10 0.0
October 19
 8.6 3.1 0.04 0.0
October 20
 10.1 0.2 0.00 0.0
October 21
 14.1 9.1 0.00 0.0
October 22
 17.0 12.1 0.00 0.0
October 23
 14.0 -2.6 0.24 0.0
October 24
 8.0 -5.5 0.00 0.0
October 25
 13.0 7.9 0.90 0.0
October 26
 12.6 6.1 1.02 0.0
October 27
 10.2 3.5 0.12 0.0
October 28
 12.2 0.5 0.00 0.0
October 29
 5.6 -3.0 0.00 0.0
October 30
 11.0 -4.8 0.00 0.0
October 31
 13.2 3.5 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
November 1
 8.8 -0.8 0.00 0.0
November 2
 12.6 4.2 0.00 0.0
November 3
 9.1 -0.4 0.00 0.0
November 4
 12.7 0.8 0.00 0.0
November 5
 13.5 9.0 0.00 0.0
November 6
 13.8 6.0 0.08 0.0
November 7
 7.4 -3.2 0.06 0.0
November 8
 8.5 -5.4 0.00 0.0
November 9
 12.6 4.5 0.00 0.0
November 10
 9.8 1.4 0.00 0.0
November 11
 10.2 1.6 0.00 0.0
November 12
 4.2 -3.1 0.00 0.0
November 13
 8.6 -4.2 0.38 0.0
November 14
 12.2 4.4 1.56 0.0
November 15
 6.0 2.2 0.00 0.0
November 16
 6.3 -0.6 0.00 0.0
November 17
 12.0 -1.0 3.78 0.0
November 18
 12.3 2.8 0.04 0.0
November 19
 7.6 -0.5 0.00 0.0
November 20
 -0.5 -9.0 0.00 0.0
November 21
 -4.6 -9.9 0.00 0.0
November 22
 -0.3 -11.1 0.00 0.0
November 23
 7.0 -1.3 1.06 0.0
November 24
 7.0 -0.7 0.18 0.0
November 25
 -0.1 -9.5 0.00 0.0
November 26
 -5.3 -11.2 0.00 0.0
November 27
 -7.4 -10.7 0.83 8.3
November 28
 -1.8 -8.5 0.26 2.1
November 29
 4.6 -5.2 0.00 0.0
November 30
 5.2 -5.2 0.06 0.0
December 1978 Kingston Weather
Day High (°C) Low (°C) Precip. (cm) Snow (cm)
December 1
 5.0 -6.2 0.28 0.0
December 2
 0.3 -12.4 0.03 0.3
December 3
 5.0 -13.5 0.96 5.2
December 4
 7.4 -1.9 1.10 0.0
December 5
 4.8 -2.0 0.20 2.0
December 6
 5.3 0.5 0.00 0.0
December 7
 0.6 -2.6 0.00 0.0
December 8
 6.0 -3.0 1.16 1.0
December 9
 -2.2 -6.5 0.08 0.8
December 10
 -6.4 -10.0 0.00 0.0
December 11
 -1.4 -9.4 0.02 0.2
December 12
 2.4 -1.4 0.12 1.2
December 13
 4.6 0.5 0.16 0.0
December 14
 0.5 -7.3 0.12 1.2
December 15
 4.0 -0.6 0.00 0.0
December 16
 4.5 0.9 0.20 0.0
December 17
 2.3 -9.0 0.66 0.0
December 18
 -7.0 -14.4 0.00 0.0
December 19
 -5.1 -15.7 0.00 0.0
December 20
 1.3 -11.8 0.96 0.2
December 21
 4.4 -9.6 0.04 0.2
December 22
 3.4 -9.6 0.06 0.6
December 23
 3.4 -4.2 0.00 0.0
December 24
 1.8 -4.0 0.00 0.0
December 25
 -0.6 -4.4 2.98 27.4
December 26
 -1.9 -4.6 0.02 0.2
December 27
 -4.6 -12.2 0.00 0.0
December 28
 -9.0 -16.7 0.00 0.0
December 29
 -9.8 -19.7 0.00 0.0
December 30
 -2.4 -11.7 0.00 0.0
December 31
 3.0 -2.4 0.84 0.0
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