Worcester Weather in 1978

Historical record of Worcester, Massachusetts weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Worcester Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	91 °F	July 23
Lowest temperature	-3 °F	February 4
Highest daily low	73 °F	July 23
Lowest daily high	14 °F	January 10
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	January 9
Most daily snow	14.3 inches	January 20
Total annual precipitation	41.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	88.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Worcester in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1978 was 91 °F which happened on July 23.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Worcester in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	91 °F	Jul 23
2	89 °F	Jul 21
3	88 °F	Jul 22
4	87 °F	Aug 17
5	86 °F	Aug 15
5	86 °F	Aug 14
5	86 °F	Jun 19
8	85 °F	Jul 20
8	85 °F	Jul 19
8	85 °F	Jul 10
8	85 °F	Jul 9
8	85 °F	May 30

What was the coldest temperature in Worcester in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1978 was -3 °F which happened on Feb 4.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Worcester in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-3 °F	February 4
2	-2 °F	February 5
3	4 °F	February 3
3	4 °F	January 10
5	5 °F	February 11
5	5 °F	January 11
7	6 °F	March 5
7	6 °F	March 2
7	6 °F	January 30
7	6 °F	January 29

January 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	23	16	0.08	0.8
January 2	22	13	0.25	2.5
January 3	21	12	0.02	0.2
January 4	24	7	0.00	0.0
January 5	35	19	0.00	0.0
January 6	36	27	0.00	0.0
January 7	29	18	0.04	0.4
January 8	52	18	0.29	0.0
January 9	55	11	2.49	0.4
January 10	14	4	0.02	0.2
January 11	23	5	0.00	0.0
January 12	28	14	0.00	0.0
January 13	22	18	0.54	5.5
January 14	22	19	0.77	2.1
January 15	23	11	0.00	0.0
January 16	23	9	0.00	0.0
January 17	24	17	0.33	3.5
January 18	26	16	0.53	3.4
January 19	25	12	0.00	0.0
January 20	23	12	1.47	14.3
January 21	24	11	0.08	0.8
January 22	29	11	0.01	0.1
January 23	28	14	0.00	0.0
January 24	34	14	0.00	0.0
January 25	36	25	1.33	0.0
January 26	57	26	1.65	0.0
January 27	26	14	0.00	0.0
January 28	22	15	0.00	0.0
January 29	17	6	0.00	0.0
January 30	23	6	0.00	0.0
January 31	22	7	0.00	0.0

February 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	24	10	0.00	0.0
February 2	21	10	0.00	0.0
February 3	15	4	0.00	0.0
February 4	15	-3	0.00	0.0
February 5	20	-2	0.00	0.0
February 6	18	12	1.01	10.1
February 7	25	17	1.01	10.1
February 8	29	14	0.00	0.0
February 9	30	8	0.00	0.0
February 10	24	8	0.00	0.0
February 11	23	5	0.00	0.0
February 12	28	16	0.00	0.0
February 13	31	16	0.00	0.0
February 14	33	17	0.02	0.2
February 15	38	16	0.00	0.0
February 16	35	15	0.00	0.0
February 17	36	24	0.00	0.0
February 18	36	23	0.04	0.4
February 19	27	12	0.00	0.0
February 20	26	7	0.00	0.0
February 21	27	11	0.00	0.0
February 22	24	8	0.00	0.0
February 23	32	15	0.00	0.0
February 24	32	18	0.00	0.0
February 25	34	21	0.00	0.0
February 26	32	19	0.00	0.0
February 27	30	15	0.00	0.0
February 28	28	9	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	29	11	0.00	0.0
March 2	24	6	0.00	0.0
March 3	22	11	0.66	6.8
March 4	26	11	0.12	1.4
March 5	19	6	0.00	0.0
March 6	28	11	0.00	0.0
March 7	31	14	0.00	0.0
March 8	34	13	0.00	0.0
March 9	42	18	0.00	0.0
March 10	41	25	0.00	0.0
March 11	44	28	0.00	0.0
March 12	51	32	0.00	0.0
March 13	43	27	0.00	0.0
March 14	45	25	0.64	0.0
March 15	44	30	0.00	0.0
March 16	34	25	0.49	4.9
March 17	35	20	0.04	0.4
March 18	33	15	0.00	0.0
March 19	45	24	0.03	0.3
March 20	39	24	0.00	0.0
March 21	58	28	0.00	0.0
March 22	47	32	0.15	0.0
March 23	52	32	0.00	0.0
March 24	41	25	0.00	0.0
March 25	42	17	0.00	0.0
March 26	33	27	0.23	1.2
March 27	45	32	0.86	0.0
March 28	48	34	0.00	0.0
March 29	51	31	0.00	0.0
March 30	44	27	0.00	0.0
March 31	46	29	0.00	0.0

April 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	63	35	0.28
April 2	41	25	0.00
April 3	40	21	0.00
April 4	38	29	0.01
April 5	51	33	0.12
April 6	52	32	0.00
April 7	38	33	0.14
April 8	45	28	0.00
April 9	46	26	0.00
April 10	57	27	0.00
April 11	47	39	0.13
April 12	54	38	0.06
April 13	72	40	0.00
April 14	48	33	0.00
April 15	41	30	0.00
April 16	47	30	0.00
April 17	46	35	0.07
April 18	54	34	0.00
April 19	48	33	0.76
April 20	53	39	0.67
April 21	48	36	0.00
April 22	56	38	0.00
April 23	58	31	0.00
April 24	62	34	0.00
April 25	54	38	0.00
April 26	60	38	0.00
April 27	50	37	0.00
April 28	59	37	0.00
April 29	64	42	0.00
April 30	48	30	0.00

May 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	48	29	0.00
May 2	57	31	0.00
May 3	61	36	0.00
May 4	58	31	0.00
May 5	41	36	0.29
May 6	60	38	0.00
May 7	65	44	0.00
May 8	69	45	0.00
May 9	57	51	0.40
May 10	61	47	0.00
May 11	69	44	0.00
May 12	73	47	0.00
May 13	68	47	0.00
May 14	65	45	0.42
May 15	45	43	1.04
May 16	45	42	0.57
May 17	63	45	0.01
May 18	58	48	0.05
May 19	76	50	0.00
May 20	84	60	0.00
May 21	72	47	0.18
May 22	74	47	0.00
May 23	79	53	0.00
May 24	65	55	0.27
May 25	58	53	0.44
May 26	71	55	0.00
May 27	74	53	0.01
May 28	83	58	0.00
May 29	81	61	0.00
May 30	85	59	0.00
May 31	80	59	0.01

June 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	80	60	0.00
June 2	76	56	0.00
June 3	75	54	0.41
June 4	69	49	0.08
June 5	66	48	0.06
June 6	70	47	0.00
June 7	74	50	0.30
June 8	72	62	0.27
June 9	76	53	0.23
June 10	69	48	0.00
June 11	78	51	0.00
June 12	80	53	0.00
June 13	70	47	0.06
June 14	60	43	0.00
June 15	70	41	0.00
June 16	71	50	0.00
June 17	70	51	0.00
June 18	76	53	0.02
June 19	86	61	0.02
June 20	78	56	0.00
June 21	83	58	0.01
June 22	77	55	0.05
June 23	76	50	0.00
June 24	75	51	0.00
June 25	80	55	0.00
June 26	79	55	0.06
June 27	82	59	0.00
June 28	82	65	0.00
June 29	83	62	0.00
June 30	77	54	0.00

July 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	74	51	0.00
July 2	74	51	0.00
July 3	73	51	0.03
July 4	55	51	1.04
July 5	75	51	0.00
July 6	84	55	0.00
July 7	83	60	0.00
July 8	84	62	0.00
July 9	85	62	0.00
July 10	85	62	0.01
July 11	71	52	0.00
July 12	79	49	0.00
July 13	82	59	0.00
July 14	77	58	0.00
July 15	65	60	1.71
July 16	71	58	0.05
July 17	73	62	0.36
July 18	82	62	0.00
July 19	85	63	0.00
July 20	85	64	0.00
July 21	89	67	0.00
July 22	88	72	0.00
July 23	91	73	0.00
July 24	77	60	0.00
July 25	76	56	0.00
July 26	76	54	0.00
July 27	78	60	0.00
July 28	77	62	0.27
July 29	76	60	0.00
July 30	72	56	0.05
July 31	66	53	0.05

August 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	61	54	0.06
August 2	68	60	0.00
August 3	81	65	0.08
August 4	74	62	0.52
August 5	73	61	0.00
August 6	76	65	0.90
August 7	72	68	2.04
August 8	83	68	0.50
August 9	81	65	0.00
August 10	79	65	0.00
August 11	77	61	0.00
August 12	67	59	0.21
August 13	78	59	0.00
August 14	86	64	0.00
August 15	86	68	0.00
August 16	81	67	0.00
August 17	87	65	0.00
August 18	79	60	0.00
August 19	82	59	0.00
August 20	80	62	0.00
August 21	78	59	0.00
August 22	79	56	0.00
August 23	81	56	0.00
August 24	69	50	0.19
August 25	58	48	0.17
August 26	69	53	0.00
August 27	72	56	0.00
August 28	71	53	0.16
August 29	82	62	0.04
August 30	73	61	0.00
August 31	67	57	0.13

September 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	74	58	0.00
September 2	76	59	0.00
September 3	78	55	0.00
September 4	74	57	0.00
September 5	77	54	0.00
September 6	76	54	0.00
September 7	74	45	0.00
September 8	62	43	0.00
September 9	62	44	0.00
September 10	60	43	0.00
September 11	69	52	0.15
September 12	73	50	0.02
September 13	63	43	0.00
September 14	63	43	0.00
September 15	60	45	0.00
September 16	73	53	0.11
September 17	66	49	0.01
September 18	57	47	0.12
September 19	65	45	0.35
September 20	73	49	0.00
September 21	84	57	0.00
September 22	72	50	0.26
September 23	62	46	0.00
September 24	66	44	0.00
September 25	66	41	0.00
September 26	57	35	0.00
September 27	63	39	0.00
September 28	66	42	0.00
September 29	60	37	0.00
September 30	63	43	0.00

October 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	65	51	0.13
October 2	64	44	0.00
October 3	51	43	0.00
October 4	55	43	0.33
October 5	61	49	0.01
October 6	54	49	1.57
October 7	58	38	0.00
October 8	48	30	0.00
October 9	51	28	0.00
October 10	62	38	0.00
October 11	65	46	0.00
October 12	65	46	0.00
October 13	74	52	0.00
October 14	60	44	0.81
October 15	46	33	0.00
October 16	48	27	0.00
October 17	45	28	0.00
October 18	52	28	0.00
October 19	56	42	0.30
October 20	53	37	0.00
October 21	66	38	0.00
October 22	75	48	0.00
October 23	73	37	0.07
October 24	48	28	0.00
October 25	57	37	0.00
October 26	57	52	0.29
October 27	57	38	0.34
October 28	60	37	0.00
October 29	53	35	0.00
October 30	46	30	0.00
October 31	60	36	0.00

November 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	53	36	0.00	0.0
November 2	60	35	0.00	0.0
November 3	60	36	0.00	0.0
November 4	57	38	0.00	0.0
November 5	61	42	0.00	0.0
November 6	70	39	0.00	0.0
November 7	56	42	0.06	0.0
November 8	42	38	0.02	0.0
November 9	57	36	0.00	0.0
November 10	58	43	0.00	0.0
November 11	58	43	0.00	0.0
November 12	47	30	0.00	0.0
November 13	41	26	0.00	0.0
November 14	59	38	0.00	0.0
November 15	57	39	0.00	0.0
November 16	46	32	0.01	0.0
November 17	47	28	0.40	0.0
November 18	64	38	0.15	0.0
November 19	48	34	0.00	0.0
November 20	41	29	0.00	0.0
November 21	30	24	0.19	1.9
November 22	27	23	0.04	0.4
November 23	30	23	0.11	1.1
November 24	39	30	0.23	0.0
November 25	36	20	0.00	0.0
November 26	26	14	0.00	0.0
November 27	27	13	0.32	2.0
November 28	33	18	0.08	0.0
November 29	36	23	0.14	0.0
November 30	43	30	0.32	0.0

December 1978 Worcester Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	38	23	0.00	0.0
December 2	40	24	0.00	0.0
December 3	27	14	0.19	1.9
December 4	59	27	0.31	0.2
December 5	41	32	0.05	0.0
December 6	48	33	0.00	0.0
December 7	42	29	0.01	0.0
December 8	51	38	0.27	0.0
December 9	50	26	1.30	4.4
December 10	26	14	0.01	0.1
December 11	23	11	0.00	0.0
December 12	30	14	0.00	0.0
December 13	39	25	0.00	0.0
December 14	33	20	0.00	0.0
December 15	35	21	0.00	0.0
December 16	44	30	0.00	0.0
December 17	38	24	0.12	0.1
December 18	25	12	0.00	0.0
December 19	27	12	0.00	0.0
December 20	27	16	0.08	0.0
December 21	37	23	0.53	0.0
December 22	32	21	0.00	0.0
December 23	37	23	0.00	0.0
December 24	35	23	0.04	0.6
December 25	34	30	0.58	5.8
December 26	32	23	0.00	0.0
December 27	28	18	0.00	0.0
December 28	24	15	0.00	0.0
December 29	29	11	0.00	0.0
December 30	39	15	0.00	0.0
December 31	39	29	0.07	0.0

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