Weather Records on 13 September 1970

1,216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1970. Highest significance: Salida, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 1970

On 13 September 1970, 1,216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 833 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,167 daily.
Salida set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 13 September 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,216 stations

1,216 station records on 13 September 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Topper State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Celkar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,216 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 515, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 318, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	515
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	318
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 1,167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,051 broken records

Margins by which the 1,051 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1970

Top 20 records on 13 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1970	Salida, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1970	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1970	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1970	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Nandikottur, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Red Lodge, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Celkar, KZ	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Springfield, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Holualoa Beach 68, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Tullochard, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Carway, CA	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	West Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Tihvin, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1970	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	69 years	40 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 1,216 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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 50	1,018
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1