Yakima Weather in 1978

Historical record of Yakima, Washington weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Yakima Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	101 °F	August 9
Lowest temperature	-9 °F	December 30
Highest daily low	66 °F	July 8
Lowest daily high	14 °F	December 31
Most daily precipitation	0.5 inches	November 18
Most daily snow	4.5 inches	November 18
Total annual precipitation	8.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	13.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Yakima in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Yakima, Washington in 1978 was 101 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Yakima in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	101 °F	Aug 9
1	101 °F	Jul 23
3	100 °F	Aug 8
3	100 °F	Aug 4
3	100 °F	Aug 3
6	98 °F	Jul 25
6	98 °F	Jul 22
8	97 °F	Aug 7
8	97 °F	Aug 2
10	96 °F	Aug 6
10	96 °F	Jul 30
10	96 °F	Jun 5

What was the coldest temperature in Yakima in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Yakima, Washington in 1978 was -9 °F which happened on Dec 30.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Yakima in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-9 °F	December 30
2	-7 °F	December 31
2	-7 °F	January 2
4	-6 °F	January 1
5	-3 °F	December 29
6	1 °F	December 28
7	6 °F	November 14
8	7 °F	November 15
8	7 °F	November 13
10	8 °F	November 12
10	8 °F	November 11

January 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	23	-6	0.00	0.0
January 2	17	-7	0.02	0.3
January 3	22	16	0.03	0.5
January 4	24	20	0.02	0.0
January 5	44	16	0.01	0.0
January 6	37	13	0.00	0.0
January 7	35	16	0.09	1.0
January 8	36	33	0.12	0.0
January 9	40	35	0.31	0.0
January 10	41	32	0.20	0.0
January 11	38	33	0.03	0.0
January 12	38	34	0.01	0.0
January 13	35	33	0.26	0.6
January 14	42	34	0.13	0.0
January 15	42	37	0.49	0.0
January 16	39	34	0.30	0.0
January 17	44	35	0.15	0.0
January 18	41	35	0.04	0.0
January 19	46	35	0.02	0.0
January 20	45	38	0.00	0.0
January 21	49	32	0.03	0.0
January 22	48	31	0.00	0.0
January 23	43	24	0.00	0.0
January 24	44	26	0.00	0.0
January 25	40	28	0.00	0.0
January 26	50	26	0.00	0.0
January 27	43	28	0.00	0.0
January 28	39	33	0.01	0.0
January 29	37	32	0.00	0.0
January 30	36	32	0.00	0.0
January 31	35	29	0.03	0.6

February 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	33	28	0.20	1.9
February 2	34	27	0.09	0.1
February 3	37	32	0.00	0.0
February 4	48	34	0.00	0.0
February 5	45	35	0.12	0.0
February 6	46	37	0.05	0.0
February 7	43	35	0.24	0.0
February 8	53	30	0.15	0.0
February 9	51	29	0.06	0.0
February 10	46	25	0.00	0.0
February 11	45	24	0.00	0.0
February 12	39	27	0.00	0.0
February 13	43	32	0.00	0.0
February 14	42	32	0.08	0.4
February 15	51	23	0.00	0.0
February 16	44	23	0.00	0.0
February 17	44	30	0.00	0.0
February 18	47	31	0.00	0.0
February 19	42	29	0.00	0.0
February 20	44	37	0.00	0.0
February 21	44	39	0.00	0.0
February 22	43	40	0.01	0.0
February 23	52	40	0.00	0.0
February 24	44	35	0.02	0.0
February 25	41	33	0.17	0.0
February 26	46	32	0.11	0.4
February 27	50	30	0.00	0.0
February 28	47	27	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	43	25	0.00	0.0
March 2	41	26	0.00	0.0
March 3	37	27	0.00	0.0
March 4	35	31	0.10	0.9
March 5	43	32	0.00	0.0
March 6	46	28	0.00	0.0
March 7	50	40	0.12	0.0
March 8	55	35	0.00	0.0
March 9	59	29	0.00	0.0
March 10	57	32	0.00	0.0
March 11	54	33	0.00	0.0
March 12	55	32	0.00	0.0
March 13	54	29	0.00	0.0
March 14	57	25	0.00	0.0
March 15	56	26	0.00	0.0
March 16	61	30	0.00	0.0
March 17	65	31	0.00	0.0
March 18	70	38	0.00	0.0
March 19	65	37	0.00	0.0
March 20	69	34	0.00	0.0
March 21	72	38	0.00	0.0
March 22	71	38	0.00	0.0
March 23	55	45	0.26	0.0
March 24	57	34	0.00	0.0
March 25	66	45	0.00	0.0
March 26	68	35	0.00	0.0
March 27	67	35	0.00	0.0
March 28	66	46	0.02	0.0
March 29	70	40	0.00	0.0
March 30	66	43	0.02	0.0
March 31	61	30	0.00	0.0

April 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	59	36	0.00
April 2	59	31	0.03
April 3	60	38	0.01
April 4	54	40	0.11
April 5	56	40	0.00
April 6	44	37	0.32
April 7	65	38	0.00
April 8	65	39	0.00
April 9	68	35	0.00
April 10	72	38	0.00
April 11	60	36	0.00
April 12	60	32	0.00
April 13	59	30	0.00
April 14	62	37	0.00
April 15	64	43	0.00
April 16	55	36	0.14
April 17	59	27	0.00
April 18	64	42	0.00
April 19	67	39	0.06
April 20	58	32	0.00
April 21	61	27	0.00
April 22	58	30	0.00
April 23	59	29	0.00
April 24	65	47	0.00
April 25	65	54	0.05
April 26	62	54	0.00
April 27	59	45	0.19
April 28	67	40	0.00
April 29	65	33	0.00
April 30	67	39	0.00

May 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	73	45	0.00
May 2	72	46	0.00
May 3	63	38	0.00
May 4	60	29	0.01
May 5	64	40	0.00
May 6	72	39	0.00
May 7	75	40	0.00
May 8	79	44	0.00
May 9	72	50	0.06
May 10	65	38	0.00
May 11	66	40	0.00
May 12	63	31	0.01
May 13	61	42	0.09
May 14	60	48	0.09
May 15	65	41	0.02
May 16	70	36	0.00
May 17	73	43	0.00
May 18	79	42	0.00
May 19	80	43	0.00
May 20	83	46	0.00
May 21	77	43	0.00
May 22	64	32	0.00
May 23	65	31	0.00
May 24	66	37	0.00
May 25	67	33	0.00
May 26	63	37	0.00
May 27	74	38	0.00
May 28	71	39	0.00
May 29	68	45	0.00
May 30	74	38	0.00
May 31	77	40	0.00

June 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	81	45	0.00
June 2	87	45	0.00
June 3	93	48	0.00
June 4	95	56	0.00
June 5	96	55	0.00
June 6	87	55	0.00
June 7	86	53	0.00
June 8	86	47	0.00
June 9	72	54	0.00
June 10	71	43	0.00
June 11	76	40	0.00
June 12	77	50	0.00
June 13	73	48	0.00
June 14	68	38	0.08
June 15	71	36	0.00
June 16	77	41	0.00
June 17	83	45	0.00
June 18	87	47	0.00
June 19	81	45	0.00
June 20	88	47	0.00
June 21	87	50	0.00
June 22	80	45	0.00
June 23	80	53	0.00
June 24	63	49	0.13
June 25	75	49	0.00
June 26	80	44	0.00
June 27	90	52	0.00
June 28	92	54	0.00
June 29	73	61	0.11
June 30	80	57	0.00

July 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	58	0.08
July 2	80	49	0.00
July 3	77	59	0.00
July 4	74	62	0.00
July 5	80	60	0.00
July 6	86	53	0.00
July 7	89	58	0.00
July 8	89	66	0.00
July 9	82	50	0.00
July 10	76	45	0.00
July 11	79	47	0.00
July 12	83	48	0.00
July 13	93	50	0.00
July 14	95	54	0.00
July 15	95	59	0.11
July 16	76	60	0.01
July 17	81	52	0.00
July 18	83	59	0.00
July 19	86	55	0.00
July 20	91	51	0.00
July 21	93	53	0.00
July 22	98	53	0.00
July 23	101	57	0.00
July 24	95	51	0.00
July 25	98	55	0.00
July 26	81	65	0.09
July 27	85	51	0.00
July 28	90	51	0.00
July 29	93	57	0.00
July 30	96	55	0.00
July 31	93	57	0.00

August 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	94	59	0.00
August 2	97	57	0.00
August 3	100	57	0.00
August 4	100	62	0.00
August 5	94	59	0.00
August 6	96	59	0.00
August 7	97	56	0.00
August 8	100	54	0.00
August 9	101	59	0.00
August 10	88	50	0.00
August 11	81	56	0.00
August 12	76	54	0.00
August 13	77	48	0.00
August 14	81	45	0.00
August 15	78	50	0.13
August 16	73	40	0.00
August 17	80	53	0.00
August 18	80	45	0.00
August 19	72	52	0.00
August 20	68	53	0.01
August 21	72	53	0.01
August 22	72	47	0.01
August 23	75	40	0.02
August 24	71	55	0.20
August 25	74	47	0.00
August 26	75	42	0.00
August 27	79	45	0.00
August 28	84	50	0.00
August 29	87	53	0.00
August 30	77	55	0.00
August 31	73	53	0.00

September 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	81	47	0.00
September 2	82	47	0.00
September 3	78	57	0.29
September 4	70	55	0.01
September 5	72	54	0.12
September 6	73	49	0.00
September 7	65	42	0.00
September 8	67	38	0.04
September 9	61	53	0.12
September 10	69	44	0.00
September 11	73	40	0.00
September 12	76	44	0.00
September 13	68	45	0.00
September 14	75	41	0.00
September 15	70	45	0.00
September 16	68	38	0.00
September 17	57	42	0.00
September 18	69	43	0.00
September 19	71	36	0.00
September 20	71	41	0.06
September 21	71	46	0.00
September 22	70	44	0.00
September 23	74	44	0.00
September 24	77	46	0.00
September 25	80	48	0.00
September 26	84	50	0.00
September 27	75	48	0.00
September 28	73	46	0.00
September 29	75	41	0.00
September 30	75	42	0.00

October 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
October 1	71	38
October 2	71	36
October 3	74	35
October 4	73	36
October 5	73	35
October 6	74	34
October 7	72	37
October 8	74	40
October 9	74	41
October 10	72	46
October 11	69	39
October 12	64	35
October 13	66	30
October 14	70	29
October 15	68	33
October 16	71	39
October 17	73	40
October 18	73	36
October 19	70	34
October 20	67	35
October 21	61	30
October 22	60	25
October 23	60	32
October 24	63	32
October 25	57	22
October 26	58	20
October 27	55	28
October 28	55	26
October 29	58	25
October 30	56	23
October 31	56	21

November 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	55	19	0.00	0.0
November 2	49	22	0.00	0.0
November 3	63	33	0.02	0.0
November 4	60	36	0.00	0.0
November 5	51	22	0.00	0.0
November 6	53	22	0.00	0.0
November 7	63	36	0.00	0.0
November 8	60	36	0.00	0.0
November 9	48	25	0.00	0.0
November 10	38	27	0.00	0.0
November 11	38	8	0.00	0.0
November 12	37	8	0.00	0.0
November 13	41	7	0.00	0.0
November 14	38	6	0.00	0.0
November 15	32	7	0.00	0.0
November 16	36	17	0.00	0.0
November 17	50	20	0.00	0.0
November 18	40	23	0.50	4.5
November 19	28	24	0.07	0.6
November 20	30	25	0.00	0.0
November 21	33	26	0.00	0.0
November 22	33	19	0.00	0.0
November 23	32	18	0.03	0.7
November 24	36	30	0.00	0.0
November 25	37	31	0.00	0.0
November 26	35	31	0.00	0.0
November 27	31	28	0.02	0.0
November 28	33	23	0.02	0.0
November 29	34	29	0.10	0.0
November 30	35	28	0.18	0.0

December 1978 Yakima Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	45	28	0.00	0.0
December 2	42	25	0.00	0.0
December 3	57	25	0.00	0.0
December 4	53	25	0.00	0.0
December 5	43	24	0.00	0.0
December 6	38	19	0.00	0.0
December 7	32	17	0.00	0.0
December 8	31	25	0.00	0.0
December 9	36	20	0.00	0.0
December 10	29	20	0.14	0.8
December 11	45	20	0.00	0.0
December 12	41	18	0.00	0.0
December 13	34	13	0.00	0.0
December 14	48	20	0.00	0.0
December 15	46	19	0.00	0.0
December 16	33	16	0.00	0.0
December 17	33	18	0.00	0.0
December 18	38	14	0.00	0.0
December 19	33	9	0.00	0.0
December 20	37	21	0.00	0.0
December 21	49	21	0.00	0.0
December 22	53	25	0.00	0.0
December 23	50	26	0.00	0.0
December 24	53	27	0.00	0.0
December 25	42	19	0.00	0.0
December 26	36	16	0.00	0.0
December 27	33	11	0.00	0.0
December 28	24	1	0.00	0.0
December 29	19	-3	0.00	0.0
December 30	15	-9	0.00	0.0
December 31	14	-7	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1946–2024	Yakima Air Terminal	location
1892–1945	Moxee	location