Weather Records on 28 June 1970

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1970. Highest significance: Artern, DE.

Key Facts for 28 June 1970

On 28 June 1970, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 858 daily.
Artern set a daily record precipitation of 48.1 mm (1.9 in) on 28 June 1970.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 28 June 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Huacana	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luchow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viesca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Fortalezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vitim	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Machado Portela (Juraci)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 June 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1970 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 34, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1970

Top 20 records on 28 June 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1970	Artern, DE	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1970	Alturas, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1970	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Aschersleben, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Glenwood, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Maksimovo, RU	monthly rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Balagansk, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Lubeck-Werft, DE	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Whitesand Dam, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Sojat, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	McCall, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Merta City, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Mount Abu, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1970	La Huacana, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	40 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

1815 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1970. 1970 had 897 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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Data for records on 1970-06-28: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 June 1970
Margin	Records
0 to 10	607
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5