Weather Records on 28 January 1970

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1970. Highest significance: Haliburton A, CA.

Key Facts for 28 January 1970

On 28 January 1970, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 937 daily.
Haliburton A set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 28 January 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 28 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgeloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragould	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Salinas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 28 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 28 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 937.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1970

Top 20 records on 28 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1970	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1970	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1970	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Turbine, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Turbine, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23.7 cm (9.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Condeuba, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Kipawa Laniel, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Kipawa Laniel, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Earlton A, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1970	Francis, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	38 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 948 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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	740
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1