Weather Records on 25 March 1970

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1970. Highest significance: Stuart, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 1970

On 25 March 1970, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 292 daily.
Stuart set a monthly record daily precipitation of 161.8 mm (6.4 in) on 25 March 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 25 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charvak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tagtabazar	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ajvadz	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chokpak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 25 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 25 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1970

Top 20 records on 25 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1970	Stuart, US	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1970	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	Algona, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	Deadwood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	Bowdle, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	Tobermory, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	Durham, GB	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	63 years	30 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

1806 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1970. 1970 had 297 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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 100	230
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1