Weather Records on 5 June 1970

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1970. Highest significance: Madurantakam, IN.

Key Facts for 5 June 1970

On 5 June 1970, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 598 daily.
Madurantakam set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 5 June 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 5 June 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	221.4 mm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress Dam 48	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 5 June 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1970

Top 20 records on 5 June 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1970	Madurantakam, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1970	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Balumath, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Ellijay, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Mandla, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Sonora, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Vevay, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Williamsport, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Karwar, IN	daily rain	221.4 mm (8.7 in)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Digras, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Shimla, IN	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Versailles, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1970	Bhandaria, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1970	Pilibhit City, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1970	Beaver, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1970	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	63 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

1804 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1970. 1970 had 607 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1970-06-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	430
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1