Weather Records on 10 January 1970

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1970. Highest significance: Tremembe, BR.

Key Facts for 10 January 1970

On 10 January 1970, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 654 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Tremembe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 160.4 mm (6.3 in) on 10 January 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 10 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tremembe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pindobacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 295, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 359, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 10 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	295
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	359
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 10 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 25, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1970

Top 20 records on 10 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1970	Tremembe, BR	all-time rain	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1970	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 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)
10 January 1970	Pindobacu, BR	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Benerembah, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Purlewaugh (Byfield), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Roseira, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Moroni, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Gainesville, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Nossen, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1970	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 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

1799 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1970. 1970 had 1,072 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	837
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1