Weather Records on 7 November 1970

483 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1970. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 7 November 1970

On 7 November 1970, 483 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 472 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 7 November 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

483 stations

483 station records on 7 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowmead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salvacao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bungarby (Merambego)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pederneiras (Cpef) D5-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

483 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 7 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 7 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1970

Top 20 records on 7 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1970	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1970	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Fernao Dias, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Calliope Station, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Lowmead Post Office, AU	monthly rain	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1970	Rosedale Post Office, AU	monthly rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 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

1794 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 483 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	368
25 to 50	38
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2