Weather Records on 1 September 1970

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1970. Highest significance: Midland 4 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 1970

On 1 September 1970, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 478 daily.
Midland 4 ENE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.6 mm (5.8 in) on 1 September 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

502 stations

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

Weather records on 1 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zjulzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gorbica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aransas Wildlife Ref	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sretensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hausstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dono	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zilovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umaria	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 1 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1970

Top 20 records on 1 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1970	Midland 4 ENE, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1970	Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf, AU	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Zjulzja, RU	monthly rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Gorbica, RU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Sretensk, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Sachor, IN	daily rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Urjupino, RU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Leura Post Office, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Hausstein, DE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Marathon, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Comanche, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Dono, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Crow Agency, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Niwas, IN	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Heidelberg, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1970	Gatesville, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	38 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

1797 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1970. 1970 had 502 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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	358
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1