Weather Records on 4 November 1970

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1970. Highest significance: Quantico 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 4 November 1970

On 4 November 1970, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 491 daily.
Quantico 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 4 November 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 4 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Point Piedras Blanca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elkwood 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 4 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 4 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1970

Top 20 records on 4 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1970	Quantico 1 S, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Newman, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Karkal, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Denair 3 NNE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Lodi, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Kane 1NNE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Point Piedras Blanca, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	La Plata 1 W, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1970	Steigen, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 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

1803 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1970. 1970 had 512 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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	422
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3