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October 1978 Weather History at London Heathrow Airport United Kingdom

This report shows the past weather for London Heathrow Airport, providing a weather history for October 1978. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the London Heathrow Airport temperature history for October 1978. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

London Heathrow Airport Temperature History October 1978

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Temperature history in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313125°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°FSepNov
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

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Hourly Temperature in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

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Cloud Cover in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Observed Weather in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

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Observed Weather in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Sun, Oct 1 Light Rain-RA
Mon, Oct 2 Drizzle, MistDZ, BR
Tue, Oct 3 Light Drizzle and Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle-DZRA, DZ, -DZ
Wed, Oct 4 Drizzle, Mist, Shallow Patches of FogDZ, BR, MIBCFG
Thu, Oct 5 DrizzleDZ
Fri, Oct 6 Drizzle, MistDZ, BR
Sat, Oct 7 Drizzle, Shallow Patches of FogDZ, MIBCFG
Sun, Oct 8 Drizzle, Mist, Shallow Fog, Shallow Patches of FogDZ, BR, MIFG, MIBCFG
Mon, Oct 9 Light Rain, Drizzle, Mist, Shallow Patches of Fog-RA, DZ, BR, MIBCFG
Tue, Oct 10 Drizzle, Fog in the Vicinity, MistDZ, VCFG, BR
Wed, Oct 11 Drizzle, MistDZ, BR
Thu, Oct 12 Drizzle, Shallow Patches of FogDZ, MIBCFG
Fri, Oct 13 Drizzle, FogDZ, FG
Sat, Oct 14 Drizzle, Fog, MistDZ, FG, BR
Sun, Oct 15 Showers of Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Fog, MistSHRA, DZ, -DZ, FG, BR
Mon, Oct 16 Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle-RA, DZ, -DZ
Tue, Oct 17 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain-RA, -SHRA
Wed, Oct 18 DrizzleDZ
Thu, Oct 19 DrizzleDZ
Fri, Oct 20 Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle-DZRA, -RA, DZ
Sat, Oct 21 DrizzleDZ
Sun, Oct 22 Light Drizzle and Rain, Drizzle, Mist-DZRA, DZ, BR
Mon, Oct 23 Fog in the Vicinity, Mist, Shallow Patches of FogVCFG, BR, MIBCFG
Wed, Oct 25 Drizzle, MistDZ, BR
Thu, Oct 26 Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle-DZRA, -RA, DZ, -DZ
Fri, Oct 27 Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, Mist, Patches of Fog, Shallow Patches of FogDZ, -DZ, FG, VCFG, BR, BCFG, MIBCFG
Sat, Oct 28 Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Fog, MistDZ, -DZ, FG, BR
Sun, Oct 29 Drizzle, Fog, MistDZ, FG, BR
Mon, Oct 30 Drizzle, MistDZ, BR
Tue, Oct 31 DrizzleDZ

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

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Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrSepNovnightnightdaydayOct 111 hr, 39 minOct 111 hr, 39 minOct 319 hr, 45 minOct 319 hr, 45 minOct 1111 hr, 0 minOct 1111 hr, 0 minOct 2110 hr, 22 minOct 2110 hr, 22 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

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Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov6:49 AM6:49 AMOct 294:41 PMOct 294:41 PM7:01 AM7:01 AMOct 16:40 PMOct 16:40 PM7:18 AM7:18 AMOct 116:18 PMOct 116:18 PM7:35 AM7:35 AMOct 215:56 PMOct 215:56 PMDSTOct 29DSTOct 29
The solar day over the course of October 1978. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

History:19801979JFMAMJJASOctND19771976
Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October 1978 at London Heathrow AirportOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov010102020300010202030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 1978. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

History:19801979JFMAMJJASOctND19771976
Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovOct 27:41 AMOct 27:41 AMOct 167:10 AMOct 167:10 AMOct 318:07 PMOct 318:07 PM7:03 AM7:03 AM6:52 PM6:52 PM6:02 PM6:02 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM6:06 AM6:06 AM4:49 PM4:49 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 1978IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%5:56 AME6:27 PMW-12:13 PMS243,755 mi
2
0%7:03 AME6:52 PMW-12:59 PMS241,378 mi
3
2%8:12 AME7:19 PMWSW-1:47 PMS239,076 mi
4
6%9:22 AMESE7:50 PMWSW-2:37 PMS236,943 mi
5
12%10:33 AMESE8:25 PMWSW-3:29 PMS235,032 mi
6
21%11:41 AMESE9:06 PMWSW-4:24 PMS233,364 mi
7
31%12:47 PMESE9:56 PMWSW-5:21 PMS231,941 mi
8
42%1:46 PMESE10:53 PMWSW-6:20 PMS230,769 mi
9
50%2:38 PMESE11:58 PMWSW-7:18 PMS229,874 mi
10
66%3:23 PMESE--8:16 PMS229,310 mi
11
77%-1:09 AMWSW4:02 PMESE9:12 PMS229,156 mi
12
86%-2:24 AMWSW4:35 PMESE10:06 PMS229,504 mi
13
93%-3:40 AMW5:05 PME10:59 PMS230,430 mi
14
98%-4:56 AMW5:34 PME11:50 PMS231,971 mi
15
99%-6:11 AMW6:02 PME--
16
100%-7:25 AMW6:30 PMENE12:40 AMS234,098 mi
17
99%-8:36 AMWNW7:01 PMENE1:30 AMS236,710 mi
18
96%-9:45 AMWNW7:35 PMENE2:20 AMS239,632 mi
19
91%-10:49 AMWNW8:13 PMENE3:09 AMS242,643 mi
20
84%-11:48 AMWNW8:55 PMENE3:59 AMS245,499 mi
21
76%-12:40 PMWNW9:43 PMENE4:47 AMS247,960 mi
22
67%-1:26 PMWNW10:35 PMENE5:35 AMS249,824 mi
23
58%-2:06 PMWNW11:31 PMENE6:22 AMS250,934 mi
24
50%-2:40 PMWNW-7:08 AMS251,202 mi
25
38%12:29 AMENE3:11 PMWNW-7:53 AMS250,606 mi
26
29%1:31 AMENE3:38 PMWNW-8:37 AMS249,199 mi
27
20%2:34 AMENE4:04 PMW-9:21 AMS247,099 mi
28
13%3:39 AME4:28 PMW-10:06 AMS244,481 mi
29
7%3:46 AME3:53 PMW-9:51 AMS241,565 mi
30
2%4:55 AME4:20 PMW-10:39 AMS238,587 mi
31
0%6:06 AMESE4:49 PMWSW-11:28 AMS235,785 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

History:19801979JFMAMJJASOctND19771976
Humidity Comfort Levels in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

History:19801979JFMAMJJASOctND19771976
Wind Speed in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mphSepNov
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

History:19801979JFMAMJJASOctND19771976
Hourly Wind Speed in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

History:19801979JFMAMJJASOctND19771976
Hourly Wind Direction in 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport

History:19801979JFMAMJJASOctND19771976
Atmospheric Pressure in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHg30.4 inHg30.4 inHg30.6 inHg30.6 inHgSepNov
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

Reports by Month

Reports by Month at London Heathrow Airport194019501960197019801990200020102020194819481949194919501950195119511952195219531953195419541955195519561956195719571958195819731973197419741975197519761976197719771978197819791979198019801981198119821982198319831984198419851985198619861987198719881988198919891990199019911991199219921993199319941994199519951996199619971997199819981999199920002000200120012002200220032003200420042005200520062006200720072008200820092009201020102011201120122012201320132014201420152015201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
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The number of reports per month over the entire history of this station.

Number of Reports by Day in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport Fall 1978

Number of Reports by Day in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport181522291122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131005050100100SepNov
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The number of reports per day.

Reports by Hour in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport Fall 1978

Reports by Hour in October 1978 at London Heathrow Airport18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov
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Indication of what types of reports were recorded during each hour.

This report graphically illustrates the historical weather reports recorded by the weather station at London Heathrow Airport in October 1978.

METAR Reports

Airport weather stations throughout the world routinely issue METAR weather reports . Such reports are used by pilots, air traffic controllers, meteorologists, climatologists, and other researchers. They are published via radio transmission and on the internet. We have been collecting and archiving published METAR reports since 2011, and have found third-party sources for archived reports from years prior to that.

ISD Reports

The Integrated Surface Database (ISD), maintained and published by NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information , consists of hourly and synoptic weather reports from a variety of sources. We use ISD data to complement and backfill for our METAR archive.

Other Data

The sources for the averages shown in the daily temperature chart are discussed in greater detail on this station's Averages Report.

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