Weather Records on 6 September 1970

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1970. Highest significance: Dholka, IN.

Key Facts for 6 September 1970

On 6 September 1970, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 852 daily.
Dholka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 377.0 mm (14.8 in) on 6 September 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

910 stations

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

Weather records on 6 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	377.0 mm (14.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	258.4 mm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kubanskaya Ustevaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dabhoi	India	Record daily precipitation	236.4 mm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpelner	India	Record daily precipitation	114.7 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	254.1 mm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandil	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valia	India	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maheshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mexican Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reno Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Creek Pass 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 53, daily 852.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1970

Top 20 records on 6 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1970	Dholka, IN	all-time rain	377.0 mm (14.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1970	Red Rock 6 SSW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1970	Cedaredge, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1970	Ignacio 1 N, US	all-time rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1970	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1970	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Mandhata, IN	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Ames, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Mangrol, IN	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Tacoma, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Kaira, IN	monthly rain	258.4 mm (10.2 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Ft Lewis, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Borsad, IN	daily rain	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Kubanskaya Ustevaya, RU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Dabhoi, IN	daily rain	236.4 mm (9.3 in)	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1970	Pimpelner, IN	daily rain	114.7 mm (4.5 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	50 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 910 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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Data for records on 1970-09-06: 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 25	638
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1