Weather Records on 31 October 1970

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1970. Highest significance: Moncure 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1970

On 31 October 1970, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 404 daily.
Moncure 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 31 October 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

412 stations

412 station records on 31 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Mechen Dam 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Michie	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 31 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 31 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1970

Top 20 records on 31 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1970	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1970	Claysville 3 W, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Bedford, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Saluda, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Wadesboro, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Copper Hill, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Rockfish, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Bishopville 1.4 ENE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Vaduj, IN	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Wheeling Warwood Dam, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1970	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	128 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

1805 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 412 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	298
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2