Weather Records on 10 April 1970

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1970. Highest significance: Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK.

Key Facts for 10 April 1970

On 10 April 1970, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 494 daily.
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 10 April 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 10 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lensahn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	194.0 cm (76.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge (Guiseley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morkalla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	365.0 cm (143.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 10 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 10 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1970

Top 20 records on 10 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1970	Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK	monthly rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 April 1970	Nairne, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1970	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1970	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1970	Pandappa Homestead, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1970	Lensahn, DE	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1970	Wilkadene (Murtho), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1970	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Black Hill, AU	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Braunlage, DE	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	194.0 cm (76.4 in)	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	49 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

1793 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 521 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 200	440
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1