Weather Records on 13 November 1970

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1970. Highest significance: Castle Rock, US.

Key Facts for 13 November 1970

On 13 November 1970, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 415 daily.
Castle Rock set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 13 November 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 13 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grobelershoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Tripoli 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 13 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 13 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1970

Top 20 records on 13 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1970	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1970	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1970	Berryville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Webster Springs, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Grobelershoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Bailey, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Arnett 3NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Suldalsvatn, NO	monthly snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Roldal, NO	monthly snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Boesmansberg, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1970	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 years	37 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

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 433 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 100	375
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2