Weather Records on 25 June 1970

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 June 1970. Highest significance: Cathcart, ZA.

Key Facts for 25 June 1970

On 25 June 1970, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 698 daily.
Cathcart set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 25 June 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 25 June 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 June 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	907.0 mm (35.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iramuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 25 June 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 25 June 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 June 1970 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 20, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 June 1970

Top 20 records on 25 June 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 June 1970	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Ida, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Ricardo, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Biloxi, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1970	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 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

1811 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1970. 1970 had 733 records.

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

Records on 06-25 in each year
Year	Records
1811	1
1813	1
1821	2
1822	1
1839	1
1840	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	2
1867	2
1869	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1880	4
1881	2
1882	3
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	2
1900	4
1901	5
1902	13
1903	20
1904	20
1905	7
1906	13
1907	12
1908	7
1909	22
1910	10
1911	27
1912	43
1913	110
1914	50
1915	70
1916	26
1917	27
1918	45
1919	52
1920	12
1921	64
1922	68
1923	412
1924	71
1925	286
1926	216
1927	111
1928	505
1929	231
1930	221
1931	729
1932	203
1933	401
1934	529
1935	311
1936	816
1937	359
1938	379
1939	212
1940	457
1941	389
1942	382
1943	498
1944	330
1945	307
1946	370
1947	234
1948	266
1949	490
1950	749
1951	343
1952	1,039
1953	512
1954	440
1955	294
1956	667
1957	644
1958	1,059
1959	349
1960	402
1961	734
1962	333
1963	462
1964	291
1965	805
1966	515
1967	562
1968	910
1969	1,011
1970	733
1971	578
1972	801
1973	500
1974	1,400
1975	765
1976	752
1977	496
1978	595
1979	1,201
1980	909
1981	927
1982	673
1983	672
1984	670
1985	751
1986	897
1987	731
1988	1,734
1989	607
1990	950
1991	981
1992	1,090
1993	763
1994	1,060
1995	750
1996	787
1997	764
1998	1,190
1999	752
2000	560
2001	798
2002	762
2003	1,169
2004	1,134
2005	802
2006	1,062
2007	870
2008	492
2009	953
2010	977
2011	766
2012	1,007
2013	860
2014	480
2015	472
2016	709
2017	824
2018	455
2019	901
2020	475
2021	820
2022	665
2023	616
2024	627
2025	1,358
2026	865

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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 50	572
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1