Weather Records on 20 January 1970

1,301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1970. Highest significance: Nohar, IN.

Key Facts for 20 January 1970

On 20 January 1970, 1,301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 682 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,264 daily.
Nohar set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 January 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,301 stations

1,301 station records on 20 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bogie River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perungalur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	340.6 mm (13.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurtha	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sagrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.7 mm (11.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubari	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	319.8 mm (12.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente (Luiza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pachhar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,301 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 428, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 254, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 20 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	428
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	254
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 20 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 30, daily 1,264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,043 broken records

Margins by which the 1,043 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1970

Top 20 records on 20 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1970	Nohar, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1970	Bemetara, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1970	Bogie River, AU	monthly rain	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Warora, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Neosho Rapids, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Chapman, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Perungalur, IN	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Erode, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Gulah(Gula), IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Ambala Obsy, IN	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	340.6 mm (13.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Soledade (Ibiapinopolis), BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Bihar, IN	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Kharagpur, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Donegaon, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1970	Dungargarh, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 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 1,301 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,002
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1