Weather Records on 4 January 1970

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1970. Highest significance: Northdown (Hamley), AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1970

On 4 January 1970, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 480 daily.
Northdown (Hamley) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 4 January 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 4 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kallista Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roxbury	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 133.

Records on 4 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	133

Records on 4 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1970

Top 20 records on 4 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1970	Northdown (Hamley), AU	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	all-time low max	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Zerbst, DE	monthly snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Grizzly, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Whitestown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Ormley, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1970	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	27 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

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 497 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	337
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3