Weather Records on 16 August 1970

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1970. Highest significance: Dilijan, AM.

Key Facts for 16 August 1970

On 16 August 1970, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 375 daily.
Dilijan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 16 August 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

386 stations

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

Weather records on 16 August 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dilijan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kodmur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Essej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titimathi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 16 August 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1970

Top 20 records on 16 August 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1970	Dilijan, AM	all-time rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1970	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Memphis, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Buxton, GB	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Frei Paulo, BR	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Wick, GB	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Akot, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Princetown, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Prentiss, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Nandikottur, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1970	Benson, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 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

1793 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 386 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	277
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1