Weather Records on 23 October 1970

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1970. Highest significance: Loup City, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 1970

On 23 October 1970, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 607 daily.
Loup City set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 23 October 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 23 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malashahibag	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sabattis 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipupiara (Jordao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Soure	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonito (Ibiapora)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sopore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1970

Top 20 records on 23 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1970	Loup City, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Ravenna, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Price, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Ada, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Wymore, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	La Grange, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Hyannis, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Madisonville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Malashahibag, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Sabattis 3 NE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Jakutsk, RU	daily low min	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1970	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	36 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

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 617 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 10	417
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	2