Weather Records on 19 October 1970

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1970. Highest significance: Enterprise, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1970

On 19 October 1970, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 368 daily.
Enterprise set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 19 October 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 19 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pelahatchie	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	169.6 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1970

Top 20 records on 19 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1970	Enterprise, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1970	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1970	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Umea, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Verma, NO	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Siksjo, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Langvattnet, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Home Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Paulding, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Pelahatchie, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Russell, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Kulasekaram, IN	daily rain	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Kuzhithurai, IN	monthly rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Wanaaring (Borrona Downs), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Rose Isle, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1970	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	42 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

1806 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1970. 1970 had 374 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	270
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1