Weather Records on 6 October 1970

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1970. Highest significance: Cidra 1 E, PR.

Key Facts for 6 October 1970

On 6 October 1970, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 678 daily.
Cidra 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 193.0 mm (7.6 in) on 6 October 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

711 stations

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

Weather records on 6 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	259.6 mm (10.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Algodoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aransas Wildlife Ref	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 678.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 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

6 October 1970

Top 20 records on 6 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1970	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1970	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1970	Guayama 1SW, PR	monthly rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1970	Gonda, IN	monthly rain	259.6 mm (10.2 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1970	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Farson 2NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Fajardo, PR	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Dixon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Algodoes, BR	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Guanambi, BR	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Norwood, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Swan River, CA	monthly snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Aibonito 1 S, PR	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1970	Jacobina, BR	monthly rain	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	47 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 711 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	556
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1