Weather Records on 23 January 1970

1,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1970. Highest significance: Ouro Branco (Manairama), BR.

Key Facts for 23 January 1970

On 23 January 1970, 1,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
464 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Ouro Branco (Manairama) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.4 mm (4.5 in) on 23 January 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,157 stations

1,157 station records on 23 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Swan Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tieton Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,157 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 23 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 23 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 56, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

941 broken records

Margins by which the 941 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1970

Top 20 records on 23 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1970	Ouro Branco (Manairama), BR	monthly rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1970	Crato, BR	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 1970	Ukiah, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	White Swan Rs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Bickleton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Catingueira (Juca), BR	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Gainesville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Toccoa, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Tieton Intake, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Sitio Passagem, BR	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Pianco, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Barra, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1970	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 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

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 1,157 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1970
Margin	Records
0 to 50	891
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2