Weather Records on 7 May 1970

822 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1970. Highest significance: Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN.

Key Facts for 7 May 1970

On 7 May 1970, 822 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 406 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 790 daily.
Mukteshwar Kumaon set a daily record precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 7 May 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

822 stations

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

Weather records on 7 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	230.0 cm (90.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas (Cpef) D4-010	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrinha (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

822 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 327, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	327
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 790.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1970

Top 20 records on 7 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1970	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1970	Cap Chat, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1970	Indaiatuba, BR	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Blackleaf, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Glen Florrie Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Talga Talga, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Glenns Ferry, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Cooya Pooya, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Grauna, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Mairipora, BR	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Santo Amaro, BR	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Pedro Barros, BR	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Mount Anderson, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Millrose, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Campo Alegre, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	230.0 cm (90.6 in)	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1970	Deer Park, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	44 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

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 822 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	645
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1