Weather Records on 7 April 1970

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1970. Highest significance: St Walburg, CA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1970

On 7 April 1970, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 478 daily.
St Walburg set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 April 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 7 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Kum	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	285.0 cm (112.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	350.0 cm (137.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	206.0 cm (81.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amidon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 7 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 7 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1970

Top 20 records on 7 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1970	St Walburg, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Flin Flon, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Ak-Kum, KZ	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Nipawin 2, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Pilger, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Fichtelberg, DE	daily snow depth	285.0 cm (112.2 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Brilon, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1970	Rosthern, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Everett, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Pilger, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Ellendale, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Cooperstown, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Buffalo Mills, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1970	Kennebec, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	29 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

1800 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1970. 1970 had 494 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	376
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1