Weather Records on 13 April 1970

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 13 April 1970

On 13 April 1970, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 597 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 120.0 cm (47.2 in) on 13 April 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 13 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	295.0 cm (116.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St Elias	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 13 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 13 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1970

Top 20 records on 13 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1970	Aramboly, IN	monthly rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1970	Franklin, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1970	Wishek, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1970	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Aberdeen, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Leola, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Springview 2NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Waren, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Braunlage, DE	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Victor 4 N, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1970	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 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

1798 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 624 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	512
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	1