Weather Records on 1 January 1970

919 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1970. Highest significance: Mornington, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1970

On 1 January 1970, 919 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 901 daily.
Mornington set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 1 January 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

919 stations

919 station records on 1 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Nacoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

919 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 433, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 131.

Records on 1 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	433
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	131

Records on 1 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1970

Top 20 records on 1 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1970	Mornington, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1970	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1970	Hay (Corrong), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1970	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1970	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Callington, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Point Lowly Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	71.2 cm (28.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Langhorne Creek 2, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Lake Plains (Metala), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Melrose, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1970	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 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

1798 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 919 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	768
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1