Weather Records on 5 July 1970

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1970. Highest significance: Turnu Magurele, RO.

Key Facts for 5 July 1970

On 5 July 1970, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 536 daily.
Turnu Magurele set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.4 mm (5.2 in) on 5 July 1970.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

552 stations

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

Weather records on 5 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
El Grullo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hotham Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 5 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1970

Top 20 records on 5 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1970	Turnu Magurele, RO	all-time rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1970	Yreka, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1970	El Grullo, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1970	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1970	Chintalapudi, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1970	Fort McPherson, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1970	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1970	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Carson City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Johnstown, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Experiment, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	W Pt, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Porterville, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Three Rivers Ed Ph 2, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	1 WSW Princeton, US	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1970	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	32 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

1796 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 552 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 10	359
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2