Weather Records on 31 March 1970

945 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1970. Highest significance: Ringwood, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1970

On 31 March 1970, 945 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 355 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 921 daily.
Ringwood set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 31 March 1970.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

945 stations

945 station records on 31 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ringwood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leupp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	333.2 mm (13.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

945 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 236, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 177, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 31 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	236
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	177
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 31 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

799 broken records

Margins by which the 799 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 860.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1970

Top 20 records on 31 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1970	Ringwood, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1970	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Leupp, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Kingston, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Dublin, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Parur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Ganado, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Ash Fork 6 N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Delta, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Holly, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Tuba City, US	monthly snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Batesburg, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	46 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 945 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1970-03-31: 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	789
200 to 400	8
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1