Weather Records on 7 October 1970

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1970. Highest significance: Huron Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1970

On 7 October 1970, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 451 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Huron Rgnl AP set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 7 October 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 7 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Exu (Novo Exu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Capia da Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma City East	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Machado Portela (Juraci)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 7 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 7 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 41, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,002 broken records

Margins by which the 1,002 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1970

Top 20 records on 7 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1970	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Miller, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Shoshone, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Pine Ridge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Exu (Novo Exu), BR	all-time rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Morvi, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1970	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Yampa, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Floresta, BR	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Capia da Igrejinha, BR	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1970	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 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 1,148 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	897
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1