Weather Records on 4 April 1970

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 4 April 1970

On 4 April 1970, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 412 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 115.0 cm (45.3 in) on 4 April 1970.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 4 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jowlynalla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	335.0 cm (131.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catanduva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 4 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 4 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1970

Top 20 records on 4 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1970	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1970	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Mutual, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Jowlynalla, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Okeene, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Yemmiganur, IN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Arnett 3NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Sandbackshult, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Alma, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Alva 1W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1970	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	38 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

1794 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 438 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	338
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1