Tower Weather in 1978

Historical record of Tower, Minnesota weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Tower Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 92 °F September 7
Lowest temperature -39 °F February 2
Highest daily low 67 °F September 6
Lowest daily high -6 °F January 10
Most daily precipitation 2.5 inches September 11
Most daily snow 5.0 inches December 29
Total annual precipitation 30.2 inches -
Total annual snow 62.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Tower in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 92 °F Sep 7
2 90 °F Sep 5
2 90 °F Aug 15
2 90 °F Aug 13
5 88 °F May 27
5 88 °F May 19
7 87 °F Sep 6
7 87 °F Aug 7
7 87 °F Jul 6
10 86 °F Aug 14
10 86 °F Jul 26
10 86 °F Jul 7
Lowest Temperatures in Tower in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -39 °F February 2
2 -38 °F December 31
3 -36 °F February 3
4 -35 °F February 1
5 -34 °F December 25
6 -33 °F February 6
6 -33 °F January 17
8 -32 °F December 26
8 -32 °F December 24
8 -32 °F December 10
8 -32 °F December 2
January 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
0 -31 0.00 0.0
January 2
9 -15 0.00 0.0
January 3
12 -16 0.00 0.0
January 4
19 -10 0.00 0.0
January 5
12 1 0.02 1.0
January 6
12 -12 n/a n/a
January 7
14 -10 0.00 0.0
January 8
15 -15 0.00 0.0
January 9
-6 -24 0.00 0.0
January 10
-6 -26 0.00 0.0
January 11
2 -20 0.00 0.0
January 12
17 -18 0.00 0.0
January 13
22 -12 0.00 0.0
January 14
14 -18 0.00 0.0
January 15
22 8 0.00 0.0
January 16
12 -17 0.00 0.0
January 17
-2 -33 0.00 0.0
January 18
18 -8 0.05 2.0
January 19
18 -22 0.00 0.0
January 20
3 -25 0.00 0.0
January 21
15 -25 0.00 0.0
January 22
18 -7 0.00 0.0
January 23
21 6 0.00 0.0
January 24
25 16 0.00 0.0
January 25
23 5 0.27 5.0
January 26
17 -12 0.08 2.0
January 27
0 -11 0.00 0.0
January 28
6 -13 0.00 0.0
January 29
4 -20 0.00 0.0
January 30
7 -28 0.00 0.0
January 31
4 -24 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
4 -35 0.00 0.0
February 2
0 -39 0.00 0.0
February 3
4 -36 0.00 0.0
February 4
15 -16 0.07 1.0
February 5
12 -17 0.00 0.0
February 6
10 -33 0.00 0.0
February 7
10 -16 0.00 0.0
February 8
13 -18 0.00 0.0
February 9
25 -13 0.00 0.0
February 10
25 -16 0.00 0.0
February 11
23 -7 0.00 0.0
February 12
22 -2 0.00 0.0
February 13
29 -14 0.00 0.0
February 14
22 11 0.02 1.0
February 15
21 -3 0.00 0.0
February 16
18 -22 0.00 0.0
February 17
15 -8 0.00 0.0
February 18
17 -14 0.03 1.0
February 19
12 -22 0.00 0.0
February 20
22 -18 0.00 0.0
February 21
21 -21 0.00 0.0
February 22
30 -4 0.00 0.0
February 23
30 18 0.03 1.0
February 24
28 8 0.14 3.0
February 25
29 -5 0.11 3.0
February 26
19 8 0.00 0.0
February 27
18 -18 0.00 0.0
February 28
24 -17 0.00 0.0
March 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
19 -26 0.00 0.0
March 2
24 -22 0.00 0.0
March 3
16 -8 0.04 1.0
March 4
13 -24 0.00 0.0
March 5
24 -21 0.00 0.0
March 6
30 -20 0.11 3.0
March 7
30 -18 0.00 0.0
March 8
38 8 0.00 0.0
March 9
39 25 0.00 0.0
March 10
39 25 0.00 0.0
March 11
40 26 0.00 0.0
March 12
40 8 0.00 0.0
March 13
37 24 0.13 2.0
March 14
29 10 0.13 2.0
March 15
34 13 0.05 1.0
March 16
30 -8 0.05 1.0
March 17
27 -15 0.00 0.0
March 18
31 3 0.00 0.0
March 19
40 14 0.00 0.0
March 20
38 10 0.00 0.0
March 21
33 22 0.28 4.0
March 22
42 20 0.07 1.0
March 23
41 11 0.00 0.0
March 24
24 -16 0.00 0.0
March 25
38 -8 0.00 0.0
March 26
44 15 0.00 0.0
March 27
43 n/a 0.00 0.0
March 28
57 26 0.00 0.0
March 29
38 8 0.00 0.0
March 30
46 32 0.00 0.0
March 31
54 33 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
45 19 0.00 0.0
April 2
36 19 0.00 0.0
April 3
31 24 0.26 4.0
April 4
38 28 0.08 1.0
April 5
41 14 0.00 0.0
April 6
49 31 0.27 2.0
April 7
52 21 0.00 0.0
April 8
38 18 0.00 0.0
April 9
42 28 0.09 0.0
April 10
35 30 0.07 0.0
April 11
45 27 0.00 0.0
April 12
41 24 0.10 0.0
April 13
43 18 0.00 0.0
April 14
35 27 0.00 0.0
April 15
43 16 0.00 0.0
April 16
46 17 0.00 0.0
April 17
55 24 0.00 0.0
April 18
57 30 0.00 0.0
April 19
53 32 0.00 0.0
April 20
53 25 0.00 0.0
April 21
48 13 0.00 0.0
April 22
56 18 0.00 0.0
April 23
61 28 0.00 0.0
April 24
58 34 0.01 0.0
April 25
63 20 0.00 0.0
April 26
67 33 0.00 0.0
April 27
67 28 0.00 0.0
April 28
65 29 0.00 0.0
April 29
74 36 0.00 0.0
April 30
58 17 0.00 0.0
May 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
51 14 0.00 0.0
May 2
53 19 0.00 0.0
May 3
66 27 0.00 0.0
May 4
73 28 0.00 0.0
May 5
70 26 0.00 0.0
May 6
66 22 0.00 0.0
May 7
65 25 0.00 0.0
May 8
65 40 0.48 0.0
May 9
52 38 0.28 0.0
May 10
56 26 0.00 0.0
May 11
75 54 0.03 0.0
May 12
62 28 0.00 0.0
May 13
61 38 0.00 0.0
May 14
62 40 0.00 0.0
May 15
68 44 0.00 0.0
May 16
73 34 0.00 0.0
May 17
80 36 0.00 0.0
May 18
84 41 0.00 0.0
May 19
88 n/a 0.00 0.0
May 20
66 40 0.24 0.0
May 21
53 23 0.00 0.0
May 22
72 32 0.00 0.0
May 23
76 48 0.00 0.0
May 24
80 43 0.00 0.0
May 25
83 57 0.22 0.0
May 26
82 63 0.00 0.0
May 27
88 54 0.47 0.0
May 28
75 57 0.00 0.0
May 29
69 53 2.45 0.0
May 30
68 56 0.14 0.0
May 31
59 48 0.10 0.0
June 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
58 40 1.10 0.0
June 2
53 37 0.17 0.0
June 3
63 32 0.00 0.0
June 4
68 48 0.02 0.0
June 5
68 34 0.00 0.0
June 6
77 54 0.00 0.0
June 7
82 41 0.65 0.0
June 8
59 30 0.00 0.0
June 9
71 25 0.00 0.0
June 10
85 47 0.00 0.0
June 11
82 55 0.04 0.0
June 12
67 46 0.05 0.0
June 13
63 31 0.00 0.0
June 14
71 46 0.00 0.0
June 15
64 47 0.00 0.0
June 16
62 50 0.29 0.0
June 17
79 48 0.00 0.0
June 18
74 30 0.00 0.0
June 19
75 43 0.00 0.0
June 20
85 49 0.22 0.0
June 21
57 43 0.01 0.0
June 22
73 34 0.00 0.0
June 23
80 50 0.28 0.0
June 24
71 55 0.02 0.0
June 25
78 58 0.00 0.0
June 26
75 57 0.13 0.0
June 27
81 53 0.36 0.0
June 28
79 49 0.02 0.0
June 29
85 44 0.10 0.0
June 30
85 50 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
78 55 0.00 0.0
July 2
73 56 2.25 0.0
July 3
62 55 0.04 0.0
July 4
69 51 0.00 0.0
July 5
82 61 0.22 0.0
July 6
87 62 0.00 0.0
July 7
86 59 1.22 0.0
July 8
67 36 0.15 0.0
July 9
74 52 0.64 0.0
July 10
67 32 0.02 0.0
July 11
69 33 0.00 0.0
July 12
74 62 0.00 0.0
July 13
67 53 0.90 0.0
July 14
75 47 0.00 0.0
July 15
80 39 0.00 0.0
July 16
75 48 0.10 0.0
July 17
84 53 0.00 0.0
July 18
84 58 0.85 0.0
July 19
79 46 0.00 0.0
July 20
71 46 0.22 0.0
July 21
74 41 0.02 0.0
July 22
71 49 0.00 0.0
July 23
67 36 0.06 0.0
July 24
78 58 0.00 0.0
July 25
81 56 0.27 0.0
July 26
86 51 0.00 0.0
July 27
79 52 0.02 0.0
July 28
68 36 0.00 0.0
July 29
66 54 0.32 0.0
July 30
69 35 0.00 0.0
July 31
70 53 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
73 40 0.00 0.0
August 2
78 48 0.32 0.0
August 3
64 35 0.06 0.0
August 4
68 33 0.05 0.0
August 5
76 51 0.00 0.0
August 6
78 33 0.00 0.0
August 7
87 49 0.00 0.0
August 8
84 58 0.00 0.0
August 9
75 34 0.00 0.0
August 10
76 34 0.00 0.0
August 11
77 56 0.11 0.0
August 12
85 62 0.00 0.0
August 13
90 64 0.00 0.0
August 14
86 67 0.00 0.0
August 15
90 60 0.90 0.0
August 16
76 58 2.10 0.0
August 17
65 45 0.00 0.0
August 18
80 54 0.20 0.0
August 19
68 43 0.00 0.0
August 20
67 37 0.00 0.0
August 21
80 56 0.00 0.0
August 22
84 52 0.00 0.0
August 23
71 51 2.15 0.0
August 24
65 50 0.00 0.0
August 25
70 49 0.00 0.0
August 26
72 49 0.00 0.0
August 27
78 53 0.00 0.0
August 28
66 57 0.42 0.0
August 29
68 40 0.02 0.0
August 30
74 29 0.04 0.0
August 31
67 28 0.01 0.0
September 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
75 47 0.00 0.0
September 2
80 58 0.00 0.0
September 3
82 37 0.00 0.0
September 4
78 53 0.00 0.0
September 5
90 64 0.00 0.0
September 6
87 67 0.00 0.0
September 7
92 55 0.00 0.0
September 8
66 51 0.00 0.0
September 9
76 52 0.00 0.0
September 10
80 42 0.00 0.0
September 11
74 56 2.50 0.0
September 12
67 42 0.55 0.0
September 13
48 42 0.00 0.0
September 14
54 45 0.65 0.0
September 15
60 48 0.42 0.0
September 16
61 33 0.07 0.0
September 17
56 39 0.00 0.0
September 18
69 45 0.00 0.0
September 19
64 48 0.00 0.0
September 20
74 41 0.00 0.0
September 21
57 24 0.00 0.0
September 22
58 25 0.00 0.0
September 23
70 45 0.00 0.0
September 24
72 38 0.00 0.0
September 25
63 22 0.00 0.0
September 26
61 35 0.00 0.0
September 27
64 26 0.00 0.0
September 28
58 23 0.00 0.0
September 29
62 35 0.09 0.0
September 30
54 43 0.05 0.0
October 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
60 28 0.00 0.0
October 2
66 46 0.28 0.0
October 3
67 27 0.00 0.0
October 4
60 41 0.12 0.0
October 5
51 41 0.16 0.0
October 6
56 36 0.11 0.0
October 7
50 26 0.01 0.0
October 8
47 26 0.00 0.0
October 9
61 34 0.00 0.0
October 10
68 28 0.00 0.0
October 11
61 40 0.00 0.0
October 12
60 33 0.05 0.0
October 13
43 24 0.00 0.0
October 14
42 11 0.00 0.0
October 15
46 19 0.06 1.0
October 16
43 22 0.00 0.0
October 17
47 25 0.00 0.0
October 18
52 30 0.00 0.0
October 19
53 33 0.00 0.0
October 20
62 27 0.00 0.0
October 21
76 39 0.00 0.0
October 22
77 35 0.00 0.0
October 23
44 16 0.00 0.0
October 24
48 28 0.00 0.0
October 25
46 35 0.00 0.0
October 26
42 27 0.00 0.0
October 27
42 25 0.00 0.0
October 28
45 13 0.00 0.0
October 29
48 25 0.00 0.0
October 30
53 39 0.00 0.0
October 31
53 13 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
52 20 0.00 0.0
November 2
59 22 0.00 0.0
November 3
67 29 0.00 0.0
November 4
71 18 0.00 0.0
November 5
50 34 0.14 0.0
November 6
46 23 0.00 0.0
November 7
42 13 0.00 0.0
November 8
48 26 0.00 0.0
November 9
59 25 0.00 0.0
November 10
42 26 0.04 1.0
November 11
29 15 0.03 1.0
November 12
25 4 0.00 0.0
November 13
33 18 0.03 1.0
November 14
36 23 0.05 1.0
November 15
34 14 0.00 0.0
November 16
33 0 0.00 0.0
November 17
40 16 0.00 0.0
November 18
33 21 0.00 0.0
November 19
24 2 0.00 0.0
November 20
12 -15 0.00 0.0
November 21
12 -25 0.00 0.0
November 22
15 -18 0.00 0.0
November 23
26 -9 0.09 2.0
November 24
26 12 0.00 0.0
November 25
19 13 0.00 0.0
November 26
21 5 0.00 0.0
November 27
27 2 0.00 0.0
November 28
27 -7 0.11 2.0
November 29
17 0 0.10 2.0
November 30
17 -28 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Tower Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
7 -26 0.00 0.0
December 2
7 -32 0.00 0.0
December 3
21 -18 0.00 0.0
December 4
19 -14 0.00 0.0
December 5
28 9 0.04 1.0
December 6
21 -14 0.00 0.0
December 7
12 -28 0.00 0.0
December 8
9 -28 0.00 0.0
December 9
11 -28 0.00 0.0
December 10
0 -32 0.00 0.0
December 11
7 -28 0.00 0.0
December 12
25 6 0.00 0.0
December 13
32 5 0.03 1.0
December 14
19 0 0.00 0.0
December 15
29 -1 0.00 0.0
December 16
35 -8 0.00 0.0
December 17
26 -12 0.00 0.0
December 18
30 5 0.00 0.0
December 19
20 12 0.00 0.0
December 20
22 15 0.11 2.0
December 21
23 5 0.00 0.0
December 22
25 7 0.03 n/a
December 23
21 -17 0.00 0.0
December 24
9 -32 0.00 0.0
December 25
-3 -34 0.00 0.0
December 26
7 -32 0.00 0.0
December 27
7 -17 0.00 0.0
December 28
9 -14 0.00 0.0
December 29
27 -11 0.21 5.0
December 30
26 -18 0.00 0.0
December 31
-3 -38 0.00 0.0
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