Weather Records on 7 September 1970

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1970. Highest significance: Songadh, IN.

Key Facts for 7 September 1970

On 7 September 1970, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 882 daily.
Songadh set an all-time record daily precipitation of 467.7 mm (18.4 in) on 7 September 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 7 September 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	467.7 mm (18.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	323.6 mm (12.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	246.2 mm (9.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	322.0 mm (12.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	247.5 mm (9.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murmansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	265.5 mm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sretensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	203.6 mm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dediapada	India	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	316.0 mm (12.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Radyr Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 425.

Records on 7 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1970

Top 20 records on 7 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1970	Songadh, IN	all-time rain	467.7 mm (18.4 in)	159.9 mm (6.3 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1970	Mehmedabad, IN	monthly rain	323.6 mm (12.7 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1970	Pettibone, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1970	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1970	Gogha, IN	daily rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1970	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1970	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1970	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Bardoli, IN	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Warroad, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Napoleon, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Quindalup, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Maddock, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1970	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 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

1802 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1970. 1970 had 917 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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Data for records on 1970-09-07: 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 50	696
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2