Weather Records on 16 July 1970

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1970. Highest significance: Shimla, IN.

Key Facts for 16 July 1970

On 16 July 1970, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 652 daily.
Shimla set a daily record precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 16 July 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 16 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middelweg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeiro Itapemiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Connellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 345.

Records on 16 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1970

Top 20 records on 16 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1970	Shimla, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1970	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1970	Subiaco, US	monthly rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Wexford, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Leyden, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Kranshoek, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Webster Springs, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Addison, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Cushing, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Middelweg, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Conway, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Cachoeiro Itapemiri, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Vedaranayam, IN	monthly rain	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Katdoornput 29, ZA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Galeton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	42 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

1798 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 674 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	542
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1