Weather Records on 22 July 1970

1,105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1970. Highest significance: Tot-Ma, RU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1970

On 22 July 1970, 1,105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 751 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,034 daily.
Tot-Ma set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 22 July 1970.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,105 stations

1,105 station records on 22 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chokpar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,105 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 365, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 386, Heaviest daily rainfall 294.

Records on 22 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	365
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	386
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1970

Top 20 records on 22 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1970	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Yellow Grass, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Chesterfield, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Busby, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Carrollton, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Chokpar, KZ	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Crockett, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	St Marks 5 SSE, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Carrollton, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Louisville, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Mt Pleasant, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Valley Head, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Calhoun 2 N, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1970	Lake Providence, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	44 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

1793 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 1,105 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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	872
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1