Weather Records on 1 March 1970

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1970. Highest significance: Aquidaba, BR.

Key Facts for 1 March 1970

On 1 March 1970, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 683 daily.
Aquidaba set a daily record precipitation of 82.4 mm (3.2 in) on 1 March 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 1 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Azusa City Park Fc 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 372, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 1 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 1 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1970

Top 20 records on 1 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1970	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1970	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Comondu, MX	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Bagdad, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Junipine, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	monthly snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Propria, BR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Ichhawar, IN	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Wellton, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Monticello 2E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Presa Rodriguez, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Truxton Canyon, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Brady Aznoe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Flagstaff AP, US	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1970	Bhavnathpur, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	45 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

1808 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1970. 1970 had 725 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 1970-03-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	546
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1