Weather Records on 12 October 1970

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1970. Highest significance: Kaallaagte, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 October 1970

On 12 October 1970, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 731 daily.
Kaallaagte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 12 October 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 12 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bronson	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1970

Top 20 records on 12 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1970	Kaallaagte, ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Bulwer (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Papane (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Alexandria, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Elizabeth, US	monthly rain	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Sugartown, US	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Booneville, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Okolona, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Columbus, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Greenville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Mexia, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1970	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1970	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1970	Beaumont City, US	monthly rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1970	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1970	Intake, ZA	monthly rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	58 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

1805 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 763 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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 20	531
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1