Petaluma Weather in 1978

Historical record of Petaluma, California weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Petaluma Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F August 6
Lowest temperature 21 °F December 31
Highest daily low 61 °F September 5
Lowest daily high 42 °F December 27
Most daily precipitation 2.4 inches January 5
Most daily snow none -
Total annual precipitation 27.9 inches -
Total annual snow none -
Highest Temperatures in Petaluma in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 100 °F Aug 6
2 99 °F Sep 24
2 99 °F Sep 23
4 98 °F Sep 29
5 97 °F Aug 5
6 96 °F Oct 2
7 95 °F Oct 13
7 95 °F Sep 30
7 95 °F Jul 17
10 94 °F Oct 12
10 94 °F Sep 25
10 94 °F Sep 1
Lowest Temperatures in Petaluma in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 21 °F December 31
2 24 °F December 8
3 26 °F December 21
3 26 °F December 20
3 26 °F December 16
6 27 °F December 30
6 27 °F December 22
6 27 °F December 17
6 27 °F December 9
10 28 °F December 23
10 28 °F November 12
January 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
49 38 0.08
52 46 0.34
57 47 0.00
57 49 1.50
57 50 2.38
61 45 0.00
59 44 0.00
58 45 1.59
62 52 0.01
61 44 0.00
62 n/a 0.08
55 50 0.36
56 51 1.15
57 52 1.51
58 48 1.26
60 51 1.40
60 49 0.10
54 47 0.75
60 48 0.07
61 40 0.00
59 40 0.00
60 38 0.00
62 39 0.00
60 39 0.00
59 34 0.00
62 37 0.00
59 37 0.00
62 39 0.00
51 39 0.00
48 42 0.00
55 n/a 0.00
February 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
54 44 0.10
62 45 0.00
57 43 0.00
55 43 0.00
61 50 0.78
64 51 0.97
62 50 1.14
57 45 0.24
55 42 0.00
56 40 0.00
57 36 0.00
58 37 0.33
57 44 0.86
60 38 0.15
60 38 0.02
53 41 0.00
57 44 0.00
68 46 0.00
65 47 0.00
68 47 0.00
72 47 0.00
71 45 0.00
67 44 0.00
58 42 0.00
60 51 0.00
63 48 0.03
60 37 0.00
67 38 0.00
March 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 41 0.05
58 52 0.72
60 50 0.61
63 53 0.86
63 53 0.20
66 44 0.04
68 45 0.00
57 50 0.24
62 50 0.71
62 43 0.10
62 48 0.00
64 44 0.00
62 41 0.00
68 41 0.00
71 39 0.00
75 42 0.00
77 45 0.00
72 49 0.00
74 50 0.00
70 48 0.00
68 n/a 0.25
65 54 0.02
65 42 0.12
68 41 0.00
73 44 0.00
70 47 0.00
69 50 0.00
65 50 0.00
60 50 0.00
68 51 0.02
58 54 0.30
April 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 48 0.42
63 41 0.14
62 44 0.00
60 39 0.61
59 40 0.00
57 47 0.58
62 41 0.05
77 44 0.00
83 46 0.00
78 45 0.00
74 53 0.00
66 46 0.00
66 46 0.00
63 42 0.00
52 49 0.52
61 45 0.53
66 43 0.07
67 38 0.00
65 45 0.00
61 45 0.19
64 37 0.00
66 39 0.00
71 42 0.00
60 48 0.00
66 47 0.44
68 48 0.12
70 46 0.00
68 47 0.00
71 49 0.00
64 50 0.01
May 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
76 47 0.02
79 48 0.00
74 52 0.00
72 51 0.00
74 49 0.00
75 49 0.00
84 48 0.00
83 46 0.00
64 48 0.00
66 48 0.00
67 46 0.00
80 47 0.00
83 50 0.00
70 52 0.00
65 52 0.07
78 42 0.00
89 50 0.00
90 43 0.00
92 51 0.00
69 51 0.00
63 51 0.00
70 47 0.00
65 45 0.00
64 43 0.00
67 43 0.00
69 45 0.00
81 48 0.00
85 52 0.00
89 50 0.00
92 49 0.00
82 52 0.00
June 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
72 54 0.00
71 55 0.00
71 53 0.00
82 51 0.00
85 51 0.00
93 49 0.00
84 49 0.00
87 48 0.00
74 50 0.00
73 53 0.00
71 54 0.00
73 52 0.00
73 52 0.00
77 47 0.00
77 47 0.00
86 47 0.00
88 48 0.00
68 51 0.00
77 48 0.00
74 48 0.00
75 51 0.00
70 50 0.00
69 51 0.00
73 49 0.00
79 52 0.00
81 50 0.00
73 53 0.00
69 58 0.00
74 58 0.00
72 53 0.00
July 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
71 52 0.00
73 49 0.00
81 50 0.00
83 49 0.00
85 52 0.00
85 51 0.00
81 53 0.00
89 50 0.00
86 53 0.00
75 51 0.00
74 51 0.00
78 52 0.00
91 50 0.00
90 52 0.00
77 52 0.00
92 50 0.00
95 53 0.00
93 50 0.00
79 52 0.00
79 50 0.00
91 49 0.00
81 49 0.00
78 52 0.00
84 51 0.00
77 52 0.00
74 55 0.00
79 52 0.00
79 53 0.00
79 52 0.00
88 51 0.00
92 51 0.00
August 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
84 50 0.00
80 50 0.00
80 50 0.00
86 50 0.00
97 50 0.00
100 55 0.00
87 57 0.00
90 53 0.00
88 53 0.00
82 53 0.00
77 48 0.00
74 54 0.00
82 52 0.00
90 50 0.00
85 52 0.00
76 53 0.00
86 49 0.00
93 51 0.00
88 49 0.00
81 50 0.00
73 52 0.00
77 49 0.00
74 49 0.00
80 51 0.00
79 57 0.00
72 54 0.00
84 50 0.00
88 52 0.00
89 53 0.00
78 52 0.00
85 50 0.00
September 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
94 54 0.00
89 55 0.00
79 56 0.00
82 57 0.00
68 61 0.04
73 53 0.00
74 49 0.00
80 47 0.00
66 50 0.42
74 55 0.00
81 55 0.00
89 53 0.00
82 52 0.00
84 54 0.00
86 52 0.00
87 52 0.00
77 53 0.00
75 49 0.00
81 48 0.00
84 43 0.00
80 43 0.00
92 45 0.00
99 46 0.00
99 46 0.00
94 55 0.00
74 53 0.00
82 51 0.00
93 49 0.00
98 50 0.00
95 50 0.00
October 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
93 48 0.00
96 49 0.00
91 51 0.00
81 47 0.00
72 50 0.00
70 51 0.00
83 44 0.00
86 42 0.00
81 45 0.00
90 45 0.00
88 44 0.00
94 47 0.00
95 49 0.00
83 51 0.00
74 51 0.00
75 53 0.00
83 50 0.00
66 51 0.00
58 52 0.00
68 52 0.00
74 52 0.00
86 44 0.00
92 42 0.00
82 41 0.00
71 43 0.00
70 49 0.00
72 49 0.00
70 43 0.00
73 43 0.00
71 44 0.00
70 42 0.00
November 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
69 38 0.00
69 40 0.00
75 36 0.00
78 38 0.00
79 43 0.00
79 40 0.00
78 41 0.00
85 41 0.00
69 43 0.00
65 n/a 0.00
58 34 0.00
54 28 0.27
52 35 0.00
63 29 0.00
57 30 0.00
55 32 0.00
67 36 0.00
54 38 0.22
57 47 0.60
59 49 0.04
60 48 0.14
55 45 0.12
65 38 0.00
64 35 0.00
59 33 0.00
64 33 0.00
62 34 0.00
61 36 0.00
67 40 0.00
65 43 0.12
December 1978 Petaluma Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
63 44 0.00
64 41 0.00
65 32 0.00
64 32 0.00
59 35 0.00
54 29 0.00
52 35 0.00
53 24 0.00
52 27 0.00
58 30 0.00
62 32 0.00
60 36 0.00
64 35 0.00
67 32 0.00
62 30 0.00
58 26 0.00
52 27 0.69
52 36 0.00
55 30 0.00
53 26 0.00
56 26 0.00
56 27 0.00
42 28 0.00
47 31 0.00
44 35 0.00
48 34 0.00
42 36 0.04
51 38 0.00
52 37 0.00
46 27 0.00
n/a 21 0.00
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Petaluma Airport location