Weather Records on 11 April 1970

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 11 April 1970

On 11 April 1970, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 514 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 130.0 cm (51.2 in) on 11 April 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 11 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala (Koraleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Blue Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eutin	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 11 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 11 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1970

Top 20 records on 11 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1970	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1970	Mitiamo, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1970	Birchip Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Mooroopna, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Mologa Fine View, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Patchewollock, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Schwerin, DE	monthly snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Tongala (Koraleigh), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Barellan (Rodmell), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Braunlage, DE	daily snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Wakool (Calimo), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Yanco Regulator, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1970	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	42 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

1800 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1970. 1970 had 522 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	435
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1