Weather Records on 5 September 1970

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1970. Highest significance: Payson Rs, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1970

On 5 September 1970, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 716 daily.
Payson Rs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 5 September 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 5 September 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cibecue	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix Indian School	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 5 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1970

Top 20 records on 5 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1970	Payson Rs, US	all-time rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1970	Bluff, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1970	Midvale, US	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1970	Durango, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1970	Aunet, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1970	Coalville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Matar, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Gisela, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Cibecue, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Junipine, US	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Northdale, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Norwood, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Kaira, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Gogha, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	Childs, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1970	McGill, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	57 years	49 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

1802 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1970. 1970 had 754 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

Download the Data

Data for records on 1970-09-05: 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	553
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1