Weather Records on 19 March 1970

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1970. Highest significance: Talladega, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1970

On 19 March 1970, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 575 daily.
Talladega set a daily record precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 19 March 1970.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 19 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Laramie 11 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 19 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 19 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1970

Top 20 records on 19 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1970	Talladega, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1970	Okolona, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Enid, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Ayton, AU	daily rain	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Hyannis, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Ft Laramie 11 NNW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Neligh, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Eureka 1E, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1970	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	43 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 585 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1970-03-19: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	458
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1