Weather Records on 9 January 1970

1,833 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1970. Highest significance: Niznij Novgorod, RU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1970

On 9 January 1970, 1,833 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 1,438 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 94 were all-time records, 127 monthly and 1,612 daily.
Niznij Novgorod set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 9 January 1970.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,833 stations

1,833 station records on 9 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,833 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 774, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 664, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 145.

Records on 9 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	774
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	664
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	145

Records on 9 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 94, monthly 127, daily 1,612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,548 broken records

Margins by which the 1,548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1970

Top 20 records on 9 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1970	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1970	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1970	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Cooperstown, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Marshall, US	all-time low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Whiteville, US	all-time low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Union 3 SSE, US	all-time low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	all-time low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Westminster 2 SSE, US	monthly low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Catawba Hospital, US	all-time low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Glenville, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	monthly low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Fremont, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Lewisburg 3 N, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1970	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	67 years	41 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

1799 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1970. 1970 had 1,833 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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	1,509
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1