Weather Records on 6 January 1970

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 January 1970. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 6 January 1970

On 6 January 1970, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 418 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 773 daily.
Leipzig-Holzhausen set an all-time record snow depth of 43.0 cm (16.9 in) on 6 January 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 6 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 6 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 141.

Records on 6 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	141

Records on 6 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 15, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 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

6 January 1970

Top 20 records on 6 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 January 1970	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	all-time snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 January 1970	St Augustine, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Mattoon, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Walhalla, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Pana, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Brevard, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Zerbst, DE	all-time snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Paragould, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Cullowhee, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Brownsville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Toccoa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1970	Amity, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	42 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

1803 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1970. 1970 had 797 records.

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

Records on 01-06 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1830	1
1839	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	2
1864	3
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	2
1884	4
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	9
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	6
1897	2
1898	5
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	15
1904	4
1905	19
1906	19
1907	16
1908	20
1909	55
1910	15
1911	46
1912	116
1913	32
1914	18
1915	40
1916	97
1917	46
1918	50
1919	44
1920	35
1921	52
1922	128
1923	111
1924	452
1925	44
1926	189
1927	270
1928	215
1929	220
1930	319
1931	142
1932	526
1933	352
1934	379
1935	560
1936	392
1937	357
1938	153
1939	321
1940	746
1941	269
1942	479
1943	291
1944	249
1945	837
1946	1,409
1947	351
1948	493
1949	470
1950	942
1951	207
1952	195
1953	769
1954	505
1955	327
1956	464
1957	273
1958	325
1959	710
1960	434
1961	354
1962	768
1963	382
1964	214
1965	796
1966	577
1967	516
1968	893
1969	840
1970	797
1971	1,160
1972	533
1973	633
1974	756
1975	587
1976	590
1977	625
1978	691
1979	1,782
1980	887
1981	794
1982	1,241
1983	1,356
1984	813
1985	1,096
1986	776
1987	875
1988	2,337
1989	1,768
1990	628
1991	1,386
1992	940
1993	1,019
1994	1,347
1995	1,243
1996	1,172
1997	1,185
1998	2,131
1999	1,894
2000	614
2001	1,113
2002	842
2003	932
2004	1,226
2005	1,730
2006	978
2007	1,882
2008	1,422
2009	890
2010	1,543
2011	994
2012	1,235
2013	350
2014	1,503
2015	725
2016	518
2017	1,316
2018	1,231
2019	506
2020	514
2021	385
2022	1,071
2023	555
2024	481
2025	1,153
2026	655

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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	567
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	1