Weather Records on 6 July 1970

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1970. Highest significance: Manoharpur, IN.

Key Facts for 6 July 1970

On 6 July 1970, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 483 daily.
Manoharpur set a daily record precipitation of 205.2 mm (8.1 in) on 6 July 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 6 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khowai	India	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zamokta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hotham Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.

Records on 6 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1970

Top 20 records on 6 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1970	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1970	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Khowai, IN	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Zamokta, RU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Koath, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Sosnovo-Ozerskoe, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Lake City, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Americus, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Edinburg, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Olekminsk, RU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1970	Mammoth Spring, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1970	Delta, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1970	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1970	Coldwater, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1970	Hotham Heights, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1970	Zhigansk, RU	all-time high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 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

1793 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 497 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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 20	377
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1