Weather Records on 8 April 1970

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1970. Highest significance: Chintapalli, IN.

Key Facts for 8 April 1970

On 8 April 1970, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 387 daily.
Chintapalli set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 8 April 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 8 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chintapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karabulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Privolskaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sutherland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palair	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brilon	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Huacana	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 8 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 8 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1970

Top 20 records on 8 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1970	Chintapalli, IN	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Karabulak, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Privolskaya, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Chemainus, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Braunlage, DE	daily snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Lake Sutherland, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	James Island, CA	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Saanichton Cda, CA	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 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)
8 April 1970	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Marquette, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Stevens Pt, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Tripoli City, LY	daily high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1970	Palair, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1970	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	34 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

1798 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 399 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	315
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1