Weather Records on 24 September 1970

1,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1970. Highest significance: Balapur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 September 1970

On 24 September 1970, 1,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Balapur set a daily record precipitation of 175.0 mm (6.9 in) on 24 September 1970.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,046 stations

1,046 station records on 24 September 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Raznavolok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perelyub	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,046 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 495, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 24 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	495
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

868 broken records

Margins by which the 868 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1970

Top 20 records on 24 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1970	Balapur, IN	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1970	Raznavolok, RU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Beauceville, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Pachpadra, IN	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Thompsonville, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Kolezma, RU	monthly rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Milman, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Kipawa Laniel, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Newport Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Rugozero, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1970	Khamgaon, IN	all-time rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	42 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

1803 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1970. 1970 had 1,046 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	789
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1