Weather Records on 25 October 1970

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1970. Highest significance: Dinmore Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1970

On 25 October 1970, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 671 daily.
Dinmore Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 25 October 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 25 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spassk Dalniy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juremal (Jurema)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coribe (Rio Alegre)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 25 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 25 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1970

Top 20 records on 25 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1970	Dinmore Post Office, AU	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1970	Conceicao da Barra, BR	monthly rain	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Russell, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	McCall, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Virden, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Bereznjaki, RU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Meanook, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Hamiota, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Calmar, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Edmonton City Centre A, CA	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Klintonel, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Mtn View 91, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Campo Largo, BR	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1970	Grafton, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	68 years	39 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

1800 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1970. 1970 had 693 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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	554
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3