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Weather Records on 7 March 1970

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1970. Highest significance: Potsdam, DE.

Key Facts for 7 March 1970

  • On 7 March 1970, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 230 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 672 daily.
  • Potsdam set a daily record snow depth of 65.0 cm (25.6 in) on 7 March 1970.
  • Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

690 stations
Weather records on 7 March 1970 690 station records on 7 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
690 station records on 7 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PotsdamGermanyRecord snow depth65.0 cm (25.6 in)65 of 100 (Major)
LlanoUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation54.4 mm (2.1 in)64 of 100 (Major)
RaipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation39.8 mm (1.6 in)61 of 100 (Major)
AsolaIndiaRecord daily precipitation41.0 mm (1.6 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
BuchanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
St WalburgCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
St WalburgCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
RosthernCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
AspermontUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
RosthernCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
LampasasUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation66.3 mm (2.6 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
ChattanoogaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation92.7 mm (3.6 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
PalairIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
BirtleCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
KatolIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.6 mm (1.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
VenukondaIndiaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
BhandaraIndiaRecord daily precipitation28.0 mm (1.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
SakoliIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.0 mm (1.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
GatesvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
GeorgetownUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
CrowellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
BoorhamanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
GorlitzGermanyRecord snow depth40.0 cm (15.7 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
AnahuacUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.9 mm (2.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-GordenGermanyRecord snow depth41.0 cm (16.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
SelodIndiaRecord daily precipitation60.0 mm (2.4 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
IpswichAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.7 mm (2.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.8 mm (3.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
AmalapuramIndiaRecord daily precipitation26.5 mm (1.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress RiverCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
PolavaramIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.0 mm (1.5 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers RidgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
MummidivaramIndiaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
RamtekIndiaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Benjamin 4 SSEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
MundayUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
San SabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation71.1 mm (2.8 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
SeminoleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
VernonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of WashinUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
LloydminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.7 cm (4.6 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
LibertyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
MarlinUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
KankiIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
CameronUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
KerrvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
BlackwarryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Rivers ACanadaRecord daily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
WaltersUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
SealyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
ChimurIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
PostUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records
Records on 7 March 1970 by type Records set or tied on 7 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 38. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 129Lowest daily maximum: 28Highest daily minimum: 101Lowest daily minimum: 18Heaviest daily rainfall: 340Heaviest daily snowfall: 36Deepest snow cover: 38Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 38.
Records on 7 March 1970 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum129
Lowest daily maximum28
Highest daily minimum101
Lowest daily minimum18
Heaviest daily rainfall340
Heaviest daily snowfall36
Deepest snow cover38
Records on 7 March 1970 by timescale Records on 7 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 11, daily 672. 0200400600800all-time: 7monthly: 11daily: 672all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 11, daily 672.
Records on 7 March 1970 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time7
monthly11
daily672

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 March 1970 Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted. 02004006000 to 100: 559100 to 200: 11200 to 300: 4300 to 400: 1400 to 500: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500
Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 March 1970
MarginRecords
0 to 100559
100 to 20011
200 to 3004
300 to 4001
400 to 5001

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1970
Top 20 records on 7 March 1970 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 March 1970Potsdam, DEdaily snow depth65.0 cm (25.6 in)39.0 cm (15.4 in)60 years65 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1970Llano, USdaily rain54.4 mm (2.1 in)39.2 mm (1.5 in)69 years64 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1970Raipur, INdaily rain39.8 mm (1.6 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)47 years61 of 100 (Major)
7 March 1970Asola, INdaily rain41.0 mm (1.6 in)41.0 mm (1.6 in)64 years59 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Buchan, AUdaily rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)49 years58 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970St Walburg, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)36 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970St Walburg, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)36 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Rosthern, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)36 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Aspermont, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)32.2 mm (1.3 in)51 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Rosthern, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)36 years54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Lampasas, USdaily rain66.3 mm (2.6 in)35.3 mm (1.4 in)69 years54 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Chattanooga, USdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)31.3 mm (1.2 in)57 years52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Ft Myers Page Fld AP, USdaily rain92.7 mm (3.6 in)51.6 mm (2.0 in)36 years52 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Palair, INdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)40 years51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Thurber 5 NE, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)35.1 mm (1.4 in)57 years51 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Birtle, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)16.2 cm (6.4 in)9 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Katol, INdaily rain43.6 mm (1.7 in)30.1 mm (1.2 in)47 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Venukonda, INmonthly rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)55 years49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Bhandara, INdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)44 years48 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1970Sakoli, INdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)30.6 mm (1.2 in)20 years48 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

1796 to 1970
Records on 03-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 690 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21798: 11801: 11802: 11807: 11808: 11813: 11818: 11822: 11830: 11834: 11838: 11840: 11845: 21849: 21850: 11858: 21859: 11862: 11864: 31865: 11868: 11871: 21873: 11875: 31876: 31878: 21880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 41890: 11891: 21892: 31893: 21894: 51895: 41896: 41897: 31898: 61899: 51900: 21901: 61902: 21903: 41904: 161905: 51906: 271907: 71908: 131909: 571910: 951911: 261912: 161913: 1011914: 201915: 221916: 821917: 541918: 281919: 391920: 2731921: 861922: 771923: 911924: 861925: 2731926: 1751927: 1551928: 691929: 1031930: 1611931: 3841932: 7371933: 1521934: 3021935: 2741936: 1221937: 2581938: 721939: 2551940: 2731941: 3331942: 3981943: 1,0241944: 5081945: 3181946: 6431947: 4481948: 3351949: 4521950: 5581951: 1,0981952: 2771953: 3511954: 3301955: 4621956: 1,1691957: 4281958: 9471959: 2381960: 1,3881961: 6141962: 6081963: 3631964: 8371965: 3001966: 3671967: 9981968: 1,0851969: 6501970: 6901971: 6641972: 9491973: 1,2581974: 1,7711975: 5601976: 3551977: 6741978: 9591979: 8371980: 3561981: 8831982: 7271983: 1,6461984: 6691985: 5491986: 9181987: 2,0481988: 7961989: 2,2151990: 1,3991991: 8591992: 1,0631993: 5631994: 7001995: 2,0111996: 1,9121997: 7161998: 1,5351999: 9602000: 1,8802001: 7662002: 1,2012003: 8862004: 8272005: 1,0432006: 8332007: 1,0312008: 1,2042009: 1,0152010: 1,1032011: 8082012: 7432013: 6552014: 7882015: 1,0902016: 9612017: 7732018: 3772019: 1,2452020: 6392021: 2702022: 1,3882023: 1,1302024: 4142025: 1,0462026: 1,4561796186218911909192719451963198119992017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 690 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-07 in each year
YearRecords
17962
17981
18011
18021
18071
18081
18131
18181
18221
18301
18341
18381
18401
18452
18492
18501
18582
18591
18621
18643
18651
18681
18712
18731
18753
18763
18782
18801
18811
18821
18841
18861
18872
18881
18894
18901
18912
18923
18932
18945
18954
18964
18973
18986
18995
19002
19016
19022
19034
190416
19055
190627
19077
190813
190957
191095
191126
191216
1913101
191420
191522
191682
191754
191828
191939
1920273
192186
192277
192391
192486
1925273
1926175
1927155
192869
1929103
1930161
1931384
1932737
1933152
1934302
1935274
1936122
1937258
193872
1939255
1940273
1941333
1942398
19431,024
1944508
1945318
1946643
1947448
1948335
1949452
1950558
19511,098
1952277
1953351
1954330
1955462
19561,169
1957428
1958947
1959238
19601,388
1961614
1962608
1963363
1964837
1965300
1966367
1967998
19681,085
1969650
1970690
1971664
1972949
19731,258
19741,771
1975560
1976355
1977674
1978959
1979837
1980356
1981883
1982727
19831,646
1984669
1985549
1986918
19872,048
1988796
19892,215
19901,399
1991859
19921,063
1993563
1994700
19952,011
19961,912
1997716
19981,535
1999960
20001,880
2001766
20021,201
2003886
2004827
20051,043
2006833
20071,031
20081,204
20091,015
20101,103
2011808
2012743
2013655
2014788
20151,090
2016961
2017773
2018377
20191,245
2020639
2021270
20221,388
20231,130
2024414
20251,046
20261,456

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).