Yellowknife Weather in 1978

Historical record of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Yellowknife Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	25.9 °C	June 30
Lowest temperature	-42.2 °C	December 26
Highest daily low	14.1 °C	June 30
Lowest daily high	-37.8 °C	December 27
Most daily precipitation	2.0 cm	July 1
Most daily snow	8.6 cm	November 2
Total annual precipitation	27.6 cm	-
Total annual snow	132.3 cm	-

What was the hottest temperature in Yellowknife in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in 1978 was 25.9 °C which happened on June 30.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Yellowknife in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	25.9 °C	Jun 30
2	24.4 °C	Jun 24
3	24.0 °C	Jul 29
4	23.0 °C	Aug 3
5	22.8 °C	Jun 14
6	22.5 °C	Jul 14
7	22.4 °C	Jun 29
8	22.1 °C	Aug 5
8	22.1 °C	Jun 15
10	22.0 °C	Aug 23
10	22.0 °C	Aug 15

What was the coldest temperature in Yellowknife in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in 1978 was -42.2 °C which happened on Dec 26.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Yellowknife in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-42.2 °C	December 26
2	-41.7 °C	December 27
3	-40.9 °C	February 3
4	-40.5 °C	December 28
5	-40.3 °C	January 24
6	-39.5 °C	February 2
7	-38.4 °C	December 22
8	-38.2 °C	December 23
9	-37.7 °C	January 23
10	-37.6 °C	February 1

January 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
January 1	-8.3	-17.7	0.02	0.2
January 2	-10.8	-16.5	0.00	0.0
January 3	-14.1	-28.1	0.02	0.3
January 4	-19.9	-28.6	0.00	0.0
January 5	-19.9	-23.4	0.00	0.0
January 6	-22.3	-34.4	0.00	0.0
January 7	-33.1	-36.5	0.00	0.0
January 8	-22.7	-36.5	0.00	0.0
January 9	-20.2	-26.7	0.00	0.0
January 10	-19.0	-26.6	0.00	0.0
January 11	-19.1	-23.0	0.00	0.0
January 12	-22.0	-27.4	0.00	0.0
January 13	-18.0	-27.5	0.24	2.7
January 14	-17.3	-31.0	0.04	0.7
January 15	-23.1	-31.8	0.00	0.0
January 16	-22.5	-32.4	0.00	0.0
January 17	-29.2	-37.0	0.00	0.0
January 18	-20.1	-31.0	0.00	0.0
January 19	-18.9	-25.6	0.00	0.0
January 20	-17.5	-26.5	0.16	2.3
January 21	-15.7	-25.5	0.00	0.0
January 22	-15.4	-20.3	0.10	1.1
January 23	-20.0	-37.7	0.00	0.0
January 24	-33.8	-40.3	0.00	0.0
January 25	-23.4	-35.1	0.00	0.0
January 26	-21.6	-27.3	0.00	0.0
January 27	-24.7	-34.9	0.00	0.0
January 28	-26.3	-34.7	0.00	0.0
January 29	-17.2	-31.0	0.03	0.3
January 30	-19.6	-31.7	0.00	0.0
January 31	-25.2	-34.0	0.00	0.0

February 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
February 1	-29.0	-37.6	0.00	0.0
February 2	-31.6	-39.5	0.00	0.0
February 3	-29.7	-40.9	0.00	0.0
February 4	-20.0	-31.0	0.00	0.0
February 5	-11.6	-20.0	0.40	4.0
February 6	-7.8	-12.0	0.00	0.0
February 7	-6.7	-10.6	0.00	0.0
February 8	-8.0	-12.0	0.00	0.0
February 9	-9.7	-13.6	0.00	0.0
February 10	-9.4	-16.7	0.00	0.0
February 11	-10.2	-16.9	0.05	0.8
February 12	-11.5	-19.9	0.00	0.0
February 13	-9.8	-17.2	0.00	0.0
February 14	-11.1	-17.4	0.00	0.0
February 15	-13.4	-18.6	0.00	0.0
February 16	-12.3	-19.6	0.00	0.0
February 17	-11.4	-22.5	0.00	0.0
February 18	-12.2	-25.1	0.00	0.0
February 19	-9.5	-20.2	0.00	0.0
February 20	5.3	-17.8	0.00	0.0
February 21	0.9	-9.3	0.00	0.0
February 22	-9.1	-20.0	0.00	0.0
February 23	-13.2	-29.5	0.00	0.0
February 24	-24.8	-33.1	0.00	0.0
February 25	-17.5	-26.4	0.00	0.0
February 26	-10.5	-23.4	0.00	0.0
February 27	-11.5	-23.4	0.00	0.0
February 28	-11.7	-26.0	0.00	0.0

March 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
March 1	-23.9	-30.6	0.00	0.2
March 2	-22.1	-34.1	0.00	0.0
March 3	-14.6	-28.0	0.00	0.0
March 4	-16.3	-30.3	0.00	0.0
March 5	-14.5	-25.0	0.00	0.0
March 6	-13.5	-26.9	0.00	0.0
March 7	-14.9	-23.8	0.18	1.8
March 8	-13.0	-17.5	0.20	1.4
March 9	-13.8	-20.9	0.04	0.6
March 10	-14.8	-26.7	0.05	0.6
March 11	-17.4	-34.6	0.00	0.0
March 12	-17.0	-30.5	0.00	0.0
March 13	-14.5	-30.2	0.00	0.0
March 14	-17.7	-32.8	0.00	0.0
March 15	-17.1	-35.0	0.00	0.0
March 16	-5.4	-22.1	0.00	0.0
March 17	-5.4	-9.9	0.15	1.5
March 18	-6.5	-19.5	0.00	0.0
March 19	-4.9	-17.1	0.08	0.8
March 20	-6.0	-15.8	0.21	2.6
March 21	-9.3	-22.0	0.03	0.4
March 22	-15.0	-28.3	0.00	0.0
March 23	-14.0	-30.3	0.00	0.0
March 24	-17.6	-29.3	0.00	0.0
March 25	-12.5	-24.0	0.00	0.0
March 26	-10.3	-20.2	0.13	1.4
March 27	-7.7	-22.3	0.00	0.0
March 28	-2.5	-22.9	0.00	0.0
March 29	0.0	-12.5	0.19	2.0
March 30	0.8	-16.4	0.00	0.0
March 31	-1.2	-11.4	0.16	1.6

April 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
April 1	-3.9	-17.8	0.12	1.2
April 2	-15.5	-22.5	0.00	0.0
April 3	-13.3	-25.4	0.00	0.0
April 4	-10.7	-18.8	0.32	4.0
April 5	-12.8	-24.3	0.02	0.3
April 6	-12.7	-27.0	0.00	0.0
April 7	-5.2	-18.3	0.00	0.0
April 8	5.0	-12.8	0.00	0.0
April 9	4.2	-7.6	0.00	0.0
April 10	-1.3	-8.8	0.03	0.3
April 11	-4.4	-8.7	0.67	7.3
April 12	-3.5	-12.5	0.10	1.2
April 13	-7.1	-12.3	0.22	2.4
April 14	-6.6	-14.3	0.00	0.2
April 15	-3.8	-13.7	0.00	0.0
April 16	2.4	-5.4	0.04	0.4
April 17	0.4	-10.2	0.00	0.0
April 18	-0.7	-13.4	0.00	0.0
April 19	5.4	-14.0	0.00	0.0
April 20	6.2	-9.8	0.00	0.0
April 21	-2.9	-14.2	0.00	0.0
April 22	-8.8	-16.6	0.00	0.0
April 23	-7.2	-20.9	0.00	0.0
April 24	-1.2	-10.6	0.04	0.4
April 25	0.2	-14.8	0.00	0.0
April 26	3.1	-4.9	0.00	0.0
April 27	3.9	-8.0	0.00	0.0
April 28	6.6	-0.7	0.00	0.0
April 29	3.6	2.1	0.56	0.0
April 30	8.2	1.4	0.00	0.0

May 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
May 1	11.1	0.0	0.00	0.0
May 2	11.4	4.0	0.00	0.0
May 3	8.8	3.3	0.22	0.0
May 4	3.6	-0.2	0.36	3.6
May 5	5.9	-2.0	0.00	0.0
May 6	9.8	-0.5	0.00	0.0
May 7	0.6	-5.4	0.02	0.2
May 8	4.1	-3.7	0.00	0.0
May 9	-2.1	-8.5	0.00	0.0
May 10	-4.7	-12.0	0.00	0.0
May 11	-4.1	-12.5	0.00	0.0
May 12	-0.2	-9.9	0.00	0.0
May 13	7.7	-1.9	0.00	0.0
May 14	8.6	-1.1	0.00	0.0
May 15	7.7	-4.5	0.00	0.0
May 16	13.7	-2.1	0.00	0.0
May 17	15.5	5.6	0.00	0.0
May 18	15.5	4.0	0.03	0.0
May 19	15.0	1.8	0.00	0.0
May 20	17.2	5.0	0.00	0.0
May 21	9.2	2.1	0.00	0.0
May 22	7.7	-0.3	0.00	0.0
May 23	11.8	-1.3	0.00	0.0
May 24	6.7	0.9	0.00	0.0
May 25	12.2	0.6	0.00	0.0
May 26	10.1	0.7	0.00	0.0
May 27	14.4	1.5	0.00	0.0
May 28	19.0	6.1	0.00	0.0
May 29	10.0	3.2	0.10	0.0
May 30	13.1	0.7	0.00	0.0
May 31	16.6	3.8	0.00	0.0

June 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
June 1	16.0	7.0	0.00
June 2	21.5	7.6	0.00
June 3	18.4	9.8	0.00
June 4	16.9	10.2	0.24
June 5	13.0	6.8	0.00
June 6	11.1	2.6	0.07
June 7	10.5	2.7	0.00
June 8	9.6	7.1	0.14
June 9	15.0	7.5	0.00
June 10	13.1	3.4	0.00
June 11	15.2	7.1	0.00
June 12	16.0	4.5	0.00
June 13	21.5	7.7	0.00
June 14	22.8	9.7	0.00
June 15	22.1	2.7	0.74
June 16	8.0	2.3	0.00
June 17	10.4	2.3	0.00
June 18	11.8	2.2	0.00
June 19	13.8	3.9	0.40
June 20	17.4	6.7	0.44
June 21	17.6	8.6	0.04
June 22	17.0	8.9	0.00
June 23	19.2	9.0	0.00
June 24	24.4	10.3	0.00
June 25	17.8	10.1	0.04
June 26	17.4	8.2	0.00
June 27	19.2	8.8	0.00
June 28	20.5	11.3	0.00
June 29	22.4	11.3	0.00
June 30	25.9	14.1	0.00

July 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
July 1	20.4	10.8	2.02
July 2	20.2	8.5	0.00
July 3	13.3	10.7	1.74
July 4	13.5	8.9	0.02
July 5	10.1	7.0	0.16
July 6	14.2	6.3	0.00
July 7	14.6	9.3	0.00
July 8	19.7	7.9	0.00
July 9	19.0	10.2	0.00
July 10	18.8	11.1	0.00
July 11	13.4	9.7	0.00
July 12	16.8	8.9	0.00
July 13	17.9	9.9	0.00
July 14	22.5	11.4	0.18
July 15	15.2	10.0	0.71
July 16	16.1	7.7	0.00
July 17	13.9	6.8	0.00
July 18	16.2	10.3	0.04
July 19	13.7	9.6	0.04
July 20	14.0	7.1	0.00
July 21	19.2	7.1	0.00
July 22	19.4	10.9	0.03
July 23	21.2	10.5	0.00
July 24	18.7	13.8	1.34
July 25	15.0	9.3	0.30
July 26	15.6	9.2	0.00
July 27	18.3	8.7	0.00
July 28	20.7	9.6	0.00
July 29	24.0	12.9	0.04
July 30	21.5	11.7	0.31
July 31	14.1	8.6	0.80

August 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
August 1	14.4	7.0	0.00
August 2	19.6	7.3	0.00
August 3	23.0	10.5	0.00
August 4	14.9	7.2	0.00
August 5	22.1	9.1	0.00
August 6	17.1	11.0	0.00
August 7	20.8	11.0	0.00
August 8	19.1	12.7	0.03
August 9	16.8	12.2	0.02
August 10	14.5	9.8	0.00
August 11	14.9	6.4	0.00
August 12	17.0	7.5	0.00
August 13	16.9	8.9	0.00
August 14	20.4	11.1	0.00
August 15	22.0	11.2	0.00
August 16	10.6	6.4	0.00
August 17	12.2	3.9	0.00
August 18	13.7	6.0	0.00
August 19	12.0	4.7	0.00
August 20	13.7	5.9	0.00
August 21	15.1	8.3	0.00
August 22	18.6	9.9	0.00
August 23	22.0	9.7	0.00
August 24	16.8	12.2	0.02
August 25	15.6	11.4	0.00
August 26	17.7	7.0	0.00
August 27	15.0	7.3	0.26
August 28	13.2	3.0	0.00
August 29	19.8	9.5	0.20
August 30	15.8	8.9	0.08
August 31	14.0	5.4	0.00

September 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)
September 1	12.5	5.1	0.00
September 2	11.0	6.0	0.00
September 3	11.0	6.4	0.00
September 4	11.5	6.6	0.00
September 5	13.0	4.6	0.00
September 6	14.9	7.7	0.00
September 7	11.7	3.3	0.00
September 8	7.9	4.7	1.37
September 9	6.9	3.9	0.68
September 10	10.3	5.9	0.04
September 11	10.4	7.8	0.00
September 12	10.9	8.1	0.00
September 13	14.4	9.2	0.00
September 14	14.9	6.0	0.00
September 15	13.2	7.8	0.00
September 16	13.1	9.0	0.00
September 17	14.4	8.4	0.13
September 18	8.8	2.8	0.00
September 19	7.8	2.1	0.00
September 20	8.1	3.7	0.16
September 21	7.5	3.6	0.59
September 22	8.1	2.8	0.00
September 23	4.4	2.3	0.00
September 24	7.2	1.5	0.44
September 25	7.4	2.5	0.14
September 26	7.5	1.6	0.02
September 27	8.8	-0.3	0.00
September 28	7.9	4.5	0.00
September 29	10.1	4.6	0.00
September 30	9.9	4.1	0.04

October 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
October 1	6.7	1.2	0.03	0.0
October 2	8.2	-1.0	0.06	0.0
October 3	8.1	-0.7	1.16	1.0
October 4	-0.7	-3.5	0.00	0.0
October 5	-2.2	-3.8	0.47	5.4
October 6	0.1	-4.0	0.10	1.2
October 7	7.7	0.0	0.08	0.0
October 8	4.0	-1.2	0.00	0.0
October 9	9.0	0.5	0.04	0.0
October 10	1.4	-4.8	0.07	0.7
October 11	-3.9	-7.3	0.00	0.2
October 12	0.6	-5.0	0.54	5.4
October 13	-3.2	-11.7	0.08	0.8
October 14	-1.7	-6.7	0.26	2.6
October 15	3.0	-3.1	0.56	2.4
October 16	0.8	-5.4	0.00	0.0
October 17	3.5	-6.8	0.00	0.0
October 18	3.4	0.2	0.14	0.0
October 19	2.2	-2.7	0.06	0.0
October 20	-2.7	-13.9	0.14	1.4
October 21	-6.1	-14.6	0.00	0.0
October 22	-1.1	-6.7	0.02	0.4
October 23	-1.1	-5.4	0.00	0.0
October 24	-4.3	-12.7	0.00	0.0
October 25	-9.1	-15.6	0.00	0.0
October 26	-8.3	-13.6	0.00	0.0
October 27	-4.3	-8.6	0.06	0.8
October 28	-4.9	-15.8	0.13	1.6
October 29	-9.5	-16.6	0.14	1.4
October 30	-0.2	-11.1	0.00	0.0
October 31	7.7	-5.8	0.00	0.0

November 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
November 1	-5.4	-10.2	0.10	1.0
November 2	-4.5	-13.2	0.84	8.6
November 3	-7.4	-16.3	0.02	0.4
November 4	-4.3	-7.4	0.09	1.1
November 5	-4.5	-9.7	0.25	3.0
November 6	1.7	-7.1	0.00	0.0
November 7	-1.7	-9.3	0.18	2.7
November 8	-9.1	-15.8	0.06	0.6
November 9	-10.0	-18.6	0.00	0.0
November 10	-8.0	-17.7	0.00	0.0
November 11	-5.2	-15.7	0.10	1.0
November 12	-5.9	-9.8	0.20	2.0
November 13	-5.7	-10.0	0.00	0.0
November 14	-4.9	-17.8	0.00	0.0
November 15	-17.7	-27.8	0.00	0.0
November 16	-26.6	-31.3	0.00	0.0
November 17	-26.2	-34.8	0.00	0.0
November 18	-23.2	-29.7	0.00	0.4
November 19	-17.3	-30.7	0.00	0.0
November 20	-11.3	-21.4	0.02	0.6
November 21	-10.8	-20.7	0.00	0.0
November 22	-9.1	-14.9	0.00	0.8
November 23	-8.8	-11.3	0.02	1.2
November 24	-11.0	-19.9	0.10	1.0
November 25	-19.3	-26.2	0.14	2.1
November 26	-22.4	-26.6	0.00	0.0
November 27	-18.6	-22.6	0.00	0.0
November 28	-20.6	-31.7	0.00	0.0
November 29	-23.9	-32.7	0.00	0.0
November 30	-21.3	-28.6	0.00	0.0

December 1978 Yellowknife Weather

Day	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
December 1	-13.8	-22.7	0.00	1.5
December 2	-13.2	-17.8	0.02	0.6
December 3	-10.7	-17.3	0.54	7.6
December 4	-17.0	-29.6	0.00	0.0
December 5	-25.5	-31.6	0.00	0.0
December 6	-23.4	-31.6	0.02	0.2
December 7	-26.5	-31.3	0.00	0.0
December 8	-19.0	-26.7	0.03	0.8
December 9	-17.4	-19.8	0.02	0.2
December 10	-15.7	-17.9	0.27	3.4
December 11	-17.4	-21.1	0.16	2.5
December 12	-21.1	-27.2	0.05	0.8
December 13	-14.8	-26.7	0.00	0.0
December 14	-12.4	-14.8	0.30	4.7
December 15	-13.3	-22.6	0.17	2.6
December 16	-21.9	-27.4	0.06	1.0
December 17	-25.8	-32.2	0.00	0.0
December 18	-23.8	-32.0	0.00	0.0
December 19	-17.7	-23.9	0.00	0.2
December 20	-21.7	-29.7	0.02	0.6
December 21	-24.9	-35.4	0.00	0.2
December 22	-34.0	-38.4	0.00	0.0
December 23	-23.1	-38.2	0.11	1.6
December 24	-22.5	-27.7	0.10	1.0
December 25	-22.0	-36.1	0.00	0.0
December 26	-32.4	-42.2	0.02	0.2
December 27	-37.8	-41.7	0.00	0.0
December 28	-24.1	-40.5	0.08	1.2
December 29	-20.9	-33.0	0.00	0.6
December 30	-20.3	-33.9	0.00	0.2
December 31	-17.5	-21.2	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2013–2024	Yellowknife A	location
1942–2013	Yellowknife A	location