Sacramento Weather in 1978

Historical record of Sacramento, California weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Sacramento Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 108 °F August 8
Lowest temperature 25 °F December 8
Highest daily low 68 °F August 6
Lowest daily high 38 °F December 22
Most daily precipitation 1.5 inches January 5
Most daily snow none -
Total annual precipitation 23.7 inches -
Total annual snow none -
Highest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 108 °F Aug 8
2 106 °F Aug 9
2 106 °F Aug 6
4 105 °F Aug 5
5 103 °F Aug 7
5 103 °F Jun 6
7 102 °F Jul 24
7 102 °F Jun 8
7 102 °F Jun 5
10 101 °F Jul 31
Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 25 °F December 8
2 27 °F December 20
2 27 °F November 14
4 28 °F December 30
5 29 °F December 31
5 29 °F December 29
5 29 °F December 7
5 29 °F November 12
9 30 °F December 21
9 30 °F November 15
January 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
48 41 0.04
53 45 0.17
54 48 0.26
54 48 0.69
55 51 1.50
59 46 0.02
57 41 0.00
58 50 0.25
58 51 0.70
61 50 0.10
61 47 0.00
56 50 0.39
57 51 1.43
58 50 1.17
54 49 0.56
57 51 1.31
60 50 0.02
56 50 0.31
60 49 0.21
59 46 0.00
57 45 0.00
55 44 0.00
55 40 0.00
53 34 0.00
53 38 0.00
56 36 0.00
55 38 0.00
51 41 0.00
47 42 0.00
46 42 0.01
45 42 0.00
February 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
55 44 0.00
57 44 0.00
55 40 0.00
55 45 0.00
59 47 1.07
61 51 0.92
62 50 1.18
58 47 0.38
54 47 0.06
53 45 0.00
56 42 0.00
51 44 0.65
56 45 0.17
57 40 0.00
57 42 0.01
53 42 0.00
54 42 0.00
61 42 0.00
62 42 0.00
66 43 0.00
68 42 0.00
69 45 0.00
68 47 0.00
58 50 0.00
60 48 0.00
60 48 0.02
61 44 0.00
63 45 0.00
March 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
63 52 0.18
61 52 0.47
63 52 0.16
62 55 1.11
62 50 0.08
61 45 0.00
65 48 0.00
58 54 0.64
62 49 0.15
63 45 0.00
57 49 0.04
60 43 0.00
63 39 0.00
65 46 0.00
67 43 0.00
72 43 0.00
74 48 0.00
70 52 0.00
71 48 0.00
68 51 0.00
65 56 0.14
67 55 0.07
64 49 0.03
65 41 0.00
71 44 0.00
72 50 0.00
74 50 0.00
70 50 0.00
62 51 0.00
69 54 0.00
61 52 0.31
April 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 48 0.09
64 39 0.00
60 45 0.06
62 44 0.23
58 41 0.00
55 41 0.54
60 40 0.00
71 40 0.00
81 47 0.00
77 47 0.00
76 51 0.00
74 50 0.00
67 48 0.00
60 43 0.00
56 44 0.68
61 42 0.05
64 39 0.00
67 44 0.00
66 45 0.00
63 42 0.00
65 38 0.00
70 39 0.00
73 43 0.00
63 53 0.00
63 51 0.48
70 49 0.00
75 48 0.00
73 48 0.00
77 48 0.00
66 50 0.18
May 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
78 50 0.00
84 50 0.00
84 52 0.00
77 55 0.00
70 51 0.00
77 50 0.00
83 50 0.00
87 50 0.00
83 52 0.00
74 50 0.00
77 46 0.00
85 49 0.00
90 54 0.00
76 55 0.00
71 48 0.00
77 48 0.00
85 53 0.00
88 50 0.00
92 53 0.00
91 53 0.00
75 52 0.00
75 50 0.00
71 45 0.00
70 44 0.00
72 44 0.00
78 47 0.00
90 50 0.00
93 58 0.00
94 58 0.00
91 66 0.00
90 57 0.00
June 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
80 53 0.00
83 52 0.00
84 52 0.00
98 52 0.00
102 58 0.00
103 61 0.00
97 57 0.00
102 55 0.00
87 56 0.00
80 56 0.00
88 53 0.00
81 56 0.00
84 54 0.00
80 50 0.00
84 52 0.00
84 53 0.00
89 54 0.00
80 54 0.00
86 51 0.00
82 53 0.00
86 53 0.00
82 53 0.00
80 53 0.00
81 54 0.00
85 52 0.00
85 53 0.00
76 60 0.00
77 58 0.00
82 55 0.00
81 55 0.00
July 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
79 54 0.00
79 53 0.00
83 53 0.00
90 55 0.00
93 57 0.00
94 58 0.00
88 56 0.00
98 59 0.00
100 61 0.00
82 54 0.00
79 53 0.00
86 53 0.00
94 60 0.00
99 62 0.00
89 59 0.00
95 55 0.00
97 60 0.00
99 63 0.00
100 60 0.00
95 59 0.00
100 58 0.00
97 63 0.00
96 60 0.00
102 64 0.00
89 61 0.00
90 60 0.00
92 58 0.00
92 55 0.00
93 52 0.00
96 53 0.00
101 60 0.00
August 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
95 63 0.00
94 59 0.00
95 57 0.00
97 62 0.00
105 65 0.00
106 68 0.00
103 67 0.00
108 66 0.00
106 65 0.00
96 62 0.00
90 59 0.00
84 58 0.00
83 56 0.00
92 54 0.00
92 60 0.00
82 58 0.00
87 53 0.00
93 58 0.00
94 55 0.00
91 58 0.00
85 55 0.00
80 49 0.00
81 53 0.00
82 52 0.00
83 56 0.00
83 57 0.00
88 53 0.00
96 57 0.00
94 60 0.00
86 58 0.00
89 54 0.00
September 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
94 59 0.00
96 62 0.00
89 57 0.00
82 60 0.00
69 62 0.10
79 54 0.00
77 50 0.00
82 50 0.00
63 57 0.20
76 57 0.00
81 55 0.00
88 55 0.00
87 50 0.00
85 57 0.00
88 56 0.00
88 57 0.00
77 55 0.00
75 49 0.00
80 49 0.00
82 43 0.00
83 49 0.00
87 50 0.00
93 52 0.00
94 57 0.00
96 58 0.00
87 56 0.00
85 53 0.00
90 51 0.00
93 54 0.00
96 59 0.00
October 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
94 55 0.00
93 54 0.00
93 54 0.00
93 55 0.00
87 54 0.00
79 53 0.00
84 46 0.00
86 50 0.00
82 51 0.00
87 50 0.00
87 52 0.00
90 52 0.00
93 55 0.00
92 53 0.00
84 53 0.00
76 53 0.00
80 51 0.00
83 49 0.00
71 51 0.00
74 47 0.00
73 46 0.00
83 45 0.00
83 46 0.00
80 47 0.00
81 45 0.00
79 47 0.00
78 46 0.00
76 45 0.00
71 48 0.00
72 42 0.00
59 47 0.00
November 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
65 42 0.00
68 47 0.00
70 41 0.00
71 41 0.00
72 44 0.00
74 43 0.00
77 44 0.00
77 41 0.00
71 43 0.00
59 42 0.00
51 32 0.00
49 29 0.32
51 36 0.03
56 27 0.00
50 30 0.00
55 40 0.00
64 35 0.00
59 37 0.00
54 40 0.52
54 49 0.81
54 45 0.62
50 44 0.86
59 40 0.00
61 37 0.00
57 35 0.00
58 36 0.00
55 32 0.00
59 35 0.00
62 41 0.00
53 42 0.04
December 1978 Sacramento Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
62 47 0.18
60 38 0.00
57 33 0.00
59 34 0.00
55 37 0.00
48 32 0.00
49 29 0.00
45 25 0.00
51 35 0.00
54 33 0.00
55 32 0.00
57 38 0.00
60 35 0.00
60 31 0.00
57 32 0.00
48 31 0.08
50 42 0.51
48 38 0.18
49 32 0.00
45 27 0.00
52 30 0.00
38 31 0.00
40 34 0.00
41 39 0.00
40 37 0.00
39 37 0.00
43 38 0.00
47 38 0.00
42 29 0.00
41 28 0.00
40 29 0.00
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Sacramento Executive Airport location
1877–1947 Sacramento 5 ESE location