Weather Records on 12 July 1970

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1970. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 July 1970

On 12 July 1970, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 290 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 12 July 1970.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 12 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 12 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1970

Top 20 records on 12 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1970	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1970	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Pontal, BR	monthly rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Naples 1 SW, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Des Arc, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Marshall, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Shawnee, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Renison Bell, AU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Vjazemskaja, RU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Woodland, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Glenwood, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1970	Batalha, BR	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1970	Roseau, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1970	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1970	Moosehead, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	19 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 298 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1970-07-12: 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	208
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1