Weather Records on 10 March 1970

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1970. Highest significance: Potsdam, DE.

Key Facts for 10 March 1970

On 10 March 1970, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 332 daily.
Potsdam set a daily record snow depth of 55.0 cm (21.7 in) on 10 March 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 10 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	228.0 cm (89.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brilon	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berd	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 10 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 10 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 980.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1970

Top 20 records on 10 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	228.0 cm (89.8 in)	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Shurabad, AM	monthly rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Loa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Hanksville, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Essen-Bredeney, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Wittenberg, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Buxton, GB	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Aachen, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Pioche, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1970	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1970	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1970	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1970	Springview 2NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1970	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1807 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1970. 1970 had 341 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 200	264
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1