Weather Records on 8 January 1970

1,713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1970. Highest significance: Pinsk, BY.

Key Facts for 8 January 1970

On 8 January 1970, 1,713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 1,401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 61 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,607 daily.
Pinsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 8 January 1970.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

1,713 stations

1,713 station records on 8 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rzev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,713 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 781, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 620, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 145.

Records on 8 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	781
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	620
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	145

Records on 8 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 61, monthly 45, daily 1,607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,447 broken records

Margins by which the 1,447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1970

Top 20 records on 8 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1970	Pinsk, BY	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Findlay Wpcc, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Wittenberg, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Bloomfield, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Rzev, RU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	George School, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Gottingen, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Athens, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Pine Ridge, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Pana, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Waynesville 1 E, US	monthly low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Walhalla, US	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Kenton, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Marysville, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Hopewell, US	all-time low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1970	Charles City, US	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	74 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

1806 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1970. 1970 had 1,713 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	1,376
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1