Weather Records on 2 July 1970

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1970. Highest significance: Durg(Drug), IN.

Key Facts for 2 July 1970

On 2 July 1970, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 649 daily.
Durg(Drug) set a daily record precipitation of 169.6 mm (6.7 in) on 2 July 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 2 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	169.6 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hotham Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dhuti	India	Record daily precipitation	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selod	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	257.4 mm (10.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanki	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kharra	India	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	228.7 mm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palhera	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 2 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1970

Top 20 records on 2 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1970	Durg(Drug), IN	daily rain	169.6 mm (6.7 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Dhuti, IN	daily rain	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Adamabad, IN	monthly rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Jammu (In-AFB), IN	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Selod, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Le Roy, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	257.4 mm (10.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Berkeley, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Chachora, IN	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Kanki, IN	monthly rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Pindron, IN	daily rain	178.5 mm (7.0 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	York Haven, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Kharra, IN	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Raipur, IN	monthly rain	228.7 mm (9.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Nugent, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Chhuikhadan, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1970	Khairdatan, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 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

1793 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 667 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 1970-07-02: 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	466
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1