Weather Records on 28 March 1970

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1970. Highest significance: Woodward, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1970

On 28 March 1970, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 828 daily.
Woodward set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 28 March 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 28 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 149, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 28 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	149
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 28 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1970

Top 20 records on 28 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1970	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1970	Miami, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1970	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Jacksonville, US	monthly rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Dimmitt 6 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Panhandle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Watonga, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Perry, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Porter 2 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Miami, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Panhandle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Vega 2NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	St Marks 5 SSE, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Clarendon, US	monthly snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Madison, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1970	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	42 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

1805 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 848 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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Data for records on 1970-03-28: 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 200	694
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1