Weather Records on 11 February 1970

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1970. Highest significance: Gardner, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1970

On 11 February 1970, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 642 daily.
Gardner set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 11 February 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 11 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Londonderry	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Killaloe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1970

Top 20 records on 11 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1970	Gardner, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Hubbardston, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Plainfield, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Bradford, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Chesterfield, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Shelburne Falls, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Farmington, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Mays Mill, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	South Londonderry, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Framingham, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Whitingham 1 W, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Kane 1NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Groton, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Manchester, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1970	Carrington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1798 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 657 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	480
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3