Weather Records on 1 October 1970

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1970. Highest significance: Kunigal, IN.

Key Facts for 1 October 1970

On 1 October 1970, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 249 daily.
Kunigal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.0 mm (6.4 in) on 1 October 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

275 stations

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

Weather records on 1 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Istanbul	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mozdok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novoselenginsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borzomi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achikulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1970

Top 20 records on 1 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1970	Kunigal, IN	monthly rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1970	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1970	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1970	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1970	Sira, RU	monthly rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1970	Indi, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1970	Karmala, IN	monthly rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1970	Jequie, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1970	Sawar, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1970	Karsakpaj, KZ	monthly high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Kisinev, MD	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Sulak, RU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Saentis, CH	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Kursk, RU	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Kirensk, RU	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Zmeinogorsk, RU	monthly high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1970	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

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

1813 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1970. 1970 had 275 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 10	201
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1