Weather Records on 10 October 1970

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1970. Highest significance: Razole(Rajole), IN.

Key Facts for 10 October 1970

On 10 October 1970, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Razole(Rajole) set a daily record precipitation of 207.2 mm (8.2 in) on 10 October 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 10 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	207.2 mm (8.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 284, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 10 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	284
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 10 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 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

10 October 1970

Top 20 records on 10 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1970	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	207.2 mm (8.2 in)	137.3 mm (5.4 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1970	Narsapur, IN	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1970	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1970	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Alton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Thief River Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Fosston 1 E, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Rock Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Williamston 3NE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Guntur, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Thief River Falls, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Nelsdrift, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	168.8 mm (6.6 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1970	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 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 1,047 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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	834
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1