Weather Records on 8 August 1970

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1970. Highest significance: Gunnawarra, AU.

Key Facts for 8 August 1970

On 8 August 1970, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 664 daily.
Gunnawarra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 8 August 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 8 August 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jarcevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Otar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ush-Tobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 331.

Records on 8 August 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1970

Top 20 records on 8 August 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1970	Gunnawarra, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1970	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1970	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1970	King Junction, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1970	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1970	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1970	Centerville, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1970	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Irvinebank, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Long Pocket, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Tracy, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Orlinga, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Petford, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1970	Patiala Obsy, IN	daily rain	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	52 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 703 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Data for records on 1970-08-08: 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	465
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1