Weather Records on 3 November 1970

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1970. Highest significance: Woogenellup, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1970

On 3 November 1970, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 511 daily.
Woogenellup set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 3 November 1970.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 3 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1970

Top 20 records on 3 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1970	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Wien, AT	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Ubiracu, BR	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Karlsruhe, DE	monthly high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Regensburg, DE	monthly high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	124 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Long Point, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Steigen, NO	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Marinette, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1970	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	68 years	38 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

1821 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1970. 1970 had 551 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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 25	437
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1