Weather Records on 14 November 1970

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1970. Highest significance: Freeling Railway, AU.

Key Facts for 14 November 1970

On 14 November 1970, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 510 daily.
Freeling Railway set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 14 November 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 14 November 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 14 November 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 14 November 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1970

Top 20 records on 14 November 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1970	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Hidrolandia (Batoque), BR	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Gvarv, NO	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Spitskop (Agr), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Milman, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Fazenda Sao Jeronimo, BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Oslo Blindern, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Spearman, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Robe Comparison, AU	monthly low max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 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)
14 November 1970	Miami, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Purcellville, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Assare, BR	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Miami, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1970	Tovdal, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 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

1801 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1970. 1970 had 526 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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	452
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1