Weather Records on 6 August 1970

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1970. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1970

On 6 August 1970, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 486 daily.
Houston set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 6 August 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

504 stations

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

Weather records on 6 August 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balhash	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nalcik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kedabek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 6 August 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1970

Top 20 records on 6 August 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1970	Houston, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1970	Deadwood, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1970	Labelle, US	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Gastonia, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Balhash, KZ	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Nalcik, RU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Mexico, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Bastrop, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Lexington, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Rewari, IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Catawba, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Centralia, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Tallulah, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Namiquipa, MX	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Edina, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1970	Caballo Dam, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	37 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

1794 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 504 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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Data for records on 1970-08-06: 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	367
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1