Weather Records on 11 October 1970

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1970. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 October 1970

On 11 October 1970, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 834 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 11 October 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 11 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 11 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 11 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1970

Top 20 records on 11 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1970	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Cape Hermes, ZA	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Prathipadu, IN	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Brevard, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Covington, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Cezu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Medha, IN	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1970	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Wilo (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Haveri, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Ida, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Intake, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Monroe Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Mamogaleskraal, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1970	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 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 859 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	710
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1