Weather Records on 7 July 1970

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1970. Highest significance: Viljandi, EE.

Key Facts for 7 July 1970

On 7 July 1970, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 386 daily.
Viljandi set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 7 July 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 7 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newbern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palair	India	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Istanbul	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 75.

Records on 7 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1970

Top 20 records on 7 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1970	Viljandi, EE	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1970	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1970	Monroe Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1970	Calhoun Falls, US	monthly low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1970	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1970	Fayette, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1970	Miami, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1970	Semej, KZ	monthly low min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Badnera, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Kamloops, CA	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Valley Head, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Supa, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Isit, RU	all-time high min	22.3 C (72.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Clearbrook, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Balagansk, RU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Sonora, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1970	Wills Pt, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	28 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 391 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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	253
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1