Weather Records on 2 January 1970

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 January 1970. Highest significance: Blackwood, AU.

Key Facts for 2 January 1970

On 2 January 1970, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 909 daily.
Blackwood set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 2 January 1970.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 2 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meatian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Beilpajah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haysdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maribyrnong Explosives Factory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bentleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morang South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fumina South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kallista Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 2 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 615, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 2 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	615
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 2 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 January 1970

Top 20 records on 2 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 January 1970	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Romsey, AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Fernihurst, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Loch, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 January 1970	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1970	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1970	Garfield, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1970	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1970	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1970	Mount Macedon (Burncranna), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1970	Melton, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	57 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 947 records.

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

Records on 01-02 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1800	1
1810	1
1823	1
1825	2
1830	2
1834	1
1840	1
1854	1
1855	1
1860	4
1861	4
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	4
1873	3
1874	1
1875	3
1876	4
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1882	1
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	7
1897	1
1898	2
1899	8
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	6
1904	22
1905	14
1906	8
1907	18
1908	6
1909	26
1910	17
1911	22
1912	53
1913	19
1914	27
1915	22
1916	43
1917	86
1918	114
1919	49
1920	48
1921	265
1922	77
1923	46
1924	165
1925	146
1926	190
1927	241
1928	744
1929	42
1930	264
1931	296
1932	148
1933	107
1934	242
1935	283
1936	460
1937	634
1938	111
1939	633
1940	403
1941	518
1942	619
1943	440
1944	355
1945	327
1946	157
1947	776
1948	967
1949	338
1950	1,253
1951	622
1952	823
1953	281
1954	309
1955	407
1956	179
1957	199
1958	240
1959	391
1960	630
1961	638
1962	582
1963	508
1964	955
1965	638
1966	964
1967	265
1968	807
1969	623
1970	947
1971	624
1972	407
1973	524
1974	1,495
1975	622
1976	653
1977	664
1978	689
1979	3,391
1980	360
1981	989
1982	1,102
1983	690
1984	1,221
1985	860
1986	641
1987	1,083
1988	1,279
1989	584
1990	425
1991	689
1992	947
1993	893
1994	576
1995	570
1996	1,425
1997	3,370
1998	1,108
1999	1,607
2000	1,340
2001	1,410
2002	1,021
2003	1,363
2004	1,212
2005	1,205
2006	1,658
2007	941
2008	843
2009	826
2010	1,304
2011	866
2012	805
2013	548
2014	684
2015	778
2016	603
2017	771
2018	2,183
2019	481
2020	645
2021	495
2022	1,905
2023	1,497
2024	635
2025	566
2026	770

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Data for records on 1970-01-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	823
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1