Weather Records on 12 January 1970

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1970. Highest significance: Cooperstown, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1970

On 12 January 1970, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 523 daily.
Cooperstown set a daily record snow depth of 86.4 cm (34.0 in) on 12 January 1970.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 12 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandiroba (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 115.

Records on 12 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	115

Records on 12 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1970

Top 20 records on 12 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1970	Cooperstown, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Geeveston Police Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Jaguarari, BR	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Southport, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Mandiroba (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Little Falls Mill St, US	all-time snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Brocken, DE	daily high min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Nugent, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Piqua, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Wallendbeen (Corang), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1970	Sitio Do Mato, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1970	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1970	Clearfield, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 527 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	414
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1