St. Petersburg Weather in 1978

Historical record of St. Petersburg, Florida weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 St. Petersburg Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	July 9
Lowest temperature	36 °F	January 10
Highest daily low	80 °F	July 4
Lowest daily high	51 °F	February 7
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	June 23
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	44.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in St. Petersburg in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1978 was 95 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in St. Petersburg in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Jul 9
1	95 °F	Jun 11
3	94 °F	Sep 2
3	94 °F	Jul 18
3	94 °F	Jul 12
3	94 °F	Jul 1
3	94 °F	Jun 27
3	94 °F	Jun 10
9	93 °F	Sep 3
9	93 °F	Sep 1
9	93 °F	Aug 28
9	93 °F	Aug 27
9	93 °F	Aug 24
9	93 °F	Aug 23
9	93 °F	Aug 22
9	93 °F	Aug 16
9	93 °F	Jul 25
9	93 °F	Jul 14
9	93 °F	Jul 13
9	93 °F	Jun 25
9	93 °F	Jun 15
9	93 °F	Jun 1

What was the coldest temperature in St. Petersburg in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1978 was 36 °F which happened on Jan 10.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in St. Petersburg in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	36 °F	January 10
2	37 °F	February 23
2	37 °F	February 7
2	37 °F	January 11
5	38 °F	January 16
6	39 °F	January 30
7	40 °F	February 11
8	41 °F	January 29
9	42 °F	February 25
9	42 °F	February 22
9	42 °F	January 28
9	42 °F	January 27
9	42 °F	January 15

January 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	71	60	0.00
January 2	70	60	0.00
January 3	61	47	0.00
January 4	70	46	0.00
January 5	75	59	0.00
January 6	75	59	0.00
January 7	78	60	0.00
January 8	73	60	0.60
January 9	67	49	0.00
January 10	51	36	0.00
January 11	54	37	0.00
January 12	69	45	0.00
January 13	68	57	0.84
January 14	64	50	0.02
January 15	52	42	0.00
January 16	62	38	0.00
January 17	70	52	0.28
January 18	69	53	0.00
January 19	76	59	0.55
January 20	64	56	0.53
January 21	65	44	0.00
January 22	62	45	0.00
January 23	72	52	0.00
January 24	75	56	0.00
January 25	75	61	0.00
January 26	74	53	0.12
January 27	63	42	0.00
January 28	54	42	0.00
January 29	55	41	0.00
January 30	56	39	0.00
January 31	61	45	0.00

February 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	61	48	0.00
February 2	70	53	0.01
February 3	65	53	0.12
February 4	63	47	0.00
February 5	61	43	0.00
February 6	60	45	0.00
February 7	51	37	0.02
February 8	58	44	0.10
February 9	59	50	0.01
February 10	58	43	0.15
February 11	64	40	0.00
February 12	70	46	0.00
February 13	72	52	0.00
February 14	68	53	0.00
February 15	62	49	0.01
February 16	62	54	1.18
February 17	64	57	0.05
February 18	70	60	1.70
February 19	60	49	0.00
February 20	52	49	0.30
February 21	60	52	0.00
February 22	60	42	0.11
February 23	61	37	0.00
February 24	61	47	0.00
February 25	67	42	0.01
February 26	70	50	0.00
February 27	72	50	0.00
February 28	72	56	0.00

March 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	74	69	0.10
March 2	77	57	0.00
March 3	75	61	1.47
March 4	61	46	0.00
March 5	61	43	0.00
March 6	72	48	0.00
March 7	79	57	0.00
March 8	78	63	0.00
March 9	66	61	2.23
March 10	64	54	0.07
March 11	67	47	0.00
March 12	74	53	0.00
March 13	77	57	0.00
March 14	79	65	0.00
March 15	79	68	0.00
March 16	77	67	0.00
March 17	73	50	0.00
March 18	67	52	0.00
March 19	72	52	0.00
March 20	78	57	0.00
March 21	79	62	0.00
March 22	79	62	0.00
March 23	79	59	0.00
March 24	82	63	0.00
March 25	80	66	0.00
March 26	77	63	0.00
March 27	72	56	0.00
March 28	71	53	0.00
March 29	78	55	0.00
March 30	82	60	0.00
March 31	80	66	0.00

April 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	81	62	0.00
April 2	84	62	0.00
April 3	84	62	0.00
April 4	85	65	0.00
April 5	85	67	0.00
April 6	83	67	0.00
April 7	84	68	0.00
April 8	88	67	0.00
April 9	90	65	0.00
April 10	85	67	0.00
April 11	82	66	0.00
April 12	84	70	0.00
April 13	84	71	0.00
April 14	84	68	0.30
April 15	86	68	0.00
April 16	87	68	0.00
April 17	86	68	0.00
April 18	85	67	0.00
April 19	83	72	0.00
April 20	82	69	0.01
April 21	79	63	0.00
April 22	84	62	0.00
April 23	83	66	0.00
April 24	86	68	0.00
April 25	87	64	0.00
April 26	85	60	0.05
April 27	70	60	0.00
April 28	76	58	0.00
April 29	78	57	0.00
April 30	80	66	0.00

May 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	83	67	0.00
May 2	88	72	0.00
May 3	89	72	0.00
May 4	88	71	2.00
May 5	81	66	0.00
May 6	89	73	0.00
May 7	89	72	0.00
May 8	87	76	0.00
May 9	88	74	0.00
May 10	87	75	0.13
May 11	87	71	0.04
May 12	87	70	0.00
May 13	85	71	0.00
May 14	83	72	0.00
May 15	83	67	0.00
May 16	87	74	0.00
May 17	88	72	0.00
May 18	89	73	0.00
May 19	89	70	0.38
May 20	90	72	0.00
May 21	90	72	0.00
May 22	89	72	0.00
May 23	90	71	0.00
May 24	90	73	0.00
May 25	90	76	0.00
May 26	91	75	0.00
May 27	90	70	0.00
May 28	89	74	1.52
May 29	90	74	0.00
May 30	91	74	0.00
May 31	92	74	0.00

June 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	93	75	0.00
June 2	90	74	0.00
June 3	89	77	0.00
June 4	87	73	1.24
June 5	89	78	0.00
June 6	91	76	0.02
June 7	91	76	0.00
June 8	90	78	0.00
June 9	90	77	0.00
June 10	94	79	0.00
June 11	95	78	0.00
June 12	92	77	0.10
June 13	92	75	0.00
June 14	92	78	0.00
June 15	93	77	0.06
June 16	92	76	0.00
June 17	91	76	0.00
June 18	91	74	0.00
June 19	89	75	0.00
June 20	88	75	0.00
June 21	85	76	0.00
June 22	82	72	0.83
June 23	84	71	2.66
June 24	91	76	0.00
June 25	93	74	0.14
June 26	92	77	0.00
June 27	94	77	0.08
June 28	92	78	0.02
June 29	92	79	0.00
June 30	90	79	0.00

July 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	94	79	0.00
July 2	92	80	0.00
July 3	90	79	0.12
July 4	92	80	0.07
July 5	92	79	0.00
July 6	91	75	0.27
July 7	88	77	0.02
July 8	86	72	0.20
July 9	95	74	0.10
July 10	90	74	0.10
July 11	91	78	0.00
July 12	94	75	0.00
July 13	93	79	0.00
July 14	93	78	0.00
July 15	92	78	0.15
July 16	89	78	0.69
July 17	88	76	0.20
July 18	94	73	0.36
July 19	88	76	0.37
July 20	85	74	0.18
July 21	91	77	0.00
July 22	90	78	0.22
July 23	90	77	0.00
July 24	92	78	0.00
July 25	93	72	0.35
July 26	89	75	0.06
July 27	85	73	0.24
July 28	89	73	0.17
July 29	88	77	0.00
July 30	88	77	0.00
July 31	89	78	0.00

August 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	72	0.57
August 2	85	73	0.16
August 3	86	74	0.36
August 4	91	76	0.00
August 5	91	77	0.00
August 6	90	77	0.00
August 7	90	73	1.37
August 8	91	78	0.01
August 9	92	75	1.05
August 10	91	76	0.10
August 11	91	77	0.00
August 12	87	75	2.10
August 13	87	75	0.50
August 14	87	77	0.00
August 15	92	79	0.00
August 16	93	74	0.70
August 17	92	79	0.00
August 18	91	73	0.25
August 19	91	78	1.40
August 20	90	71	0.00
August 21	92	79	0.00
August 22	93	79	0.00
August 23	93	79	0.00
August 24	93	78	0.00
August 25	92	77	0.00
August 26	91	76	0.12
August 27	93	78	0.00
August 28	93	79	0.00
August 29	92	77	0.00
August 30	91	78	0.00
August 31	92	77	0.12

September 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	93	78	0.02
September 2	94	78	0.00
September 3	93	78	0.00
September 4	89	78	0.00
September 5	88	74	0.38
September 6	86	70	1.20
September 7	88	75	0.00
September 8	90	76	0.00
September 9	92	79	0.00
September 10	90	79	0.00
September 11	88	71	0.48
September 12	91	77	0.00
September 13	91	76	0.24
September 14	91	77	0.00
September 15	91	77	0.00
September 16	90	73	0.50
September 17	90	75	0.00
September 18	91	77	0.00
September 19	92	78	0.00
September 20	92	76	0.00
September 21	91	75	0.00
September 22	91	76	0.00
September 23	90	75	0.00
September 24	92	72	0.00
September 25	89	72	1.67
September 26	89	75	0.00
September 27	88	75	0.23
September 28	87	75	0.00
September 29	86	74	0.00
September 30	85	75	0.37

October 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	86	75	0.00
October 2	88	76	0.00
October 3	88	75	0.00
October 4	88	75	0.00
October 5	88	75	0.09
October 6	88	76	0.00
October 7	87	67	0.00
October 8	78	64	0.00
October 9	84	66	0.00
October 10	85	71	0.04
October 11	85	69	0.00
October 12	84	70	0.23
October 13	82	72	0.11
October 14	81	73	0.38
October 15	74	60	0.00
October 16	78	60	0.00
October 17	79	61	0.00
October 18	81	65	0.00
October 19	81	63	0.03
October 20	83	68	0.00
October 21	84	67	0.00
October 22	84	67	0.00
October 23	86	70	0.00
October 24	85	68	0.00
October 25	85	69	0.00
October 26	85	70	0.04
October 27	87	72	0.03
October 28	91	73	0.00
October 29	91	72	0.83
October 30	83	72	0.00
October 31	84	71	0.00

November 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	82	66	0.00
November 2	82	65	0.00
November 3	77	60	0.00
November 4	75	59	0.00
November 5	81	56	0.00
November 6	83	63	0.00
November 7	83	63	0.01
November 8	77	69	0.00
November 9	82	63	0.00
November 10	82	67	0.00
November 11	84	69	0.00
November 12	83	63	0.00
November 13	84	62	0.00
November 14	85	68	0.09
November 15	83	69	0.00
November 16	83	70	0.00
November 17	84	70	0.00
November 18	82	68	0.00
November 19	83	68	0.00
November 20	83	70	0.00
November 21	82	65	0.00
November 22	79	65	0.00
November 23	80	66	0.00
November 24	80	64	0.00
November 25	79	65	0.00
November 26	79	62	0.00
November 27	83	66	0.00
November 28	84	68	0.00
November 29	85	70	0.00
November 30	81	72	0.00

December 1978 St. Petersburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	79	69	0.98
December 2	78	65	0.00
December 3	82	67	0.00
December 4	81	69	0.00
December 5	79	67	0.76
December 6	80	61	0.00
December 7	85	70	0.00
December 8	86	71	0.00
December 9	82	70	0.00
December 10	76	46	0.02
December 11	63	56	0.04
December 12	62	50	0.00
December 13	71	50	0.00
December 14	71	53	0.00
December 15	76	49	0.00
December 16	79	60	0.00
December 17	73	62	0.00
December 18	75	52	0.00
December 19	75	47	0.00
December 20	77	60	0.00
December 21	78	65	0.02
December 22	74	59	0.02
December 23	74	60	0.00
December 24	76	66	0.37
December 25	69	60	0.00
December 26	69	56	0.00
December 27	70	53	0.10
December 28	65	51	1.98
December 29	71	61	0.00
December 30	74	63	0.00
December 31	74	62	0.00

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