Weather Records on 16 October 1970

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1970. Highest significance: Las Vegas 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1970

On 16 October 1970, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 533 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 772 daily.
Las Vegas 2 NW set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 16 October 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 16 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Five Mile Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 314, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	314
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1970

Top 20 records on 16 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1970	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Squa Pan Dam, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Belfast, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Marayur, IN	daily rain	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Sackville, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Colorado City, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Gudalur, IN	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	San Jon, US	monthly snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Salmon Hole, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Mountainair, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Wolwekraal (Irr), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Valmora, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1970	Sussex, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 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

1796 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 789 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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 20	576
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4