Weather Records on 26 October 1970

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1970. Highest significance: Goodna Ampol, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1970

On 26 October 1970, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 721 daily.
Goodna Ampol set a daily record precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 26 October 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 26 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victor	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schenectady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana (Santana Do Brejo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 26 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 26 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1970

Top 20 records on 26 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1970	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1970	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1970	Baudette, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Condeuba, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Kanosh, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Oxley Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Doornkom, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	McCall, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Akuna, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Emery, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1970	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	41 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

1816 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1970. 1970 had 744 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	542
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1