Weather Records on 15 January 1970

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1970. Highest significance: Fellsmere 7 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1970

On 15 January 1970, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 400 daily.
Fellsmere 7 SSW set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 15 January 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 15 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Point Piedras Blanca	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ourinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campinas (Cpef) D4-010	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Itaquere (Usina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ibate	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas de Ibira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 15 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 15 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 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

15 January 1970

Top 20 records on 15 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1970	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Mount Lindsay, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Googa Googa Crk Forest, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Kameeldrift-Irr, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Cooperstown, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Point Piedras Blanca, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Pahala 21, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Narangba Railway STN, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Fazenda Batalha, BR	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Tripoli City, LY	monthly high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Ourinhos, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1970	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	36 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

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 406 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	304
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1