Weather Records on 24 January 1970

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1970. Highest significance: Fort Cochin, IN.

Key Facts for 24 January 1970

On 24 January 1970, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
447 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 797 daily.
Fort Cochin set a daily record precipitation of 113.4 mm (4.5 in) on 24 January 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 24 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Malhada da Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chorrocho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yirrkala Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobergs	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kelseyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 24 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 24 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 797.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 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

24 January 1970

Top 20 records on 24 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1970	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1970	Escada, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Fazenda Malhada da Areia, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Kamiah, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Mineral, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Doyle, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 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)
24 January 1970	Chorrocho, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Kingstree, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Fall Rvr Mills, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Greenville, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1970	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 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

1796 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 834 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	644
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1