Weather Records on 31 January 1970

209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1970. Highest significance: Bloukrans (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 31 January 1970

On 31 January 1970, 209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 206 daily.
Bloukrans (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 102.5 mm (4.0 in) on 31 January 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

209 stations

209 station records on 31 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ruzaevka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kara-Bagaz-Gol	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karike	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

209 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 31 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 31 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1970

Top 20 records on 31 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1970	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Escanaba, US	daily high max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Lottering (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1970	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Van der Waltshoek, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Grauna, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	High Prairie, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Fazenda Santa Cecilia, BR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Usina Sao Jose, BR	all-time rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Loerie (Sar), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1970	McBride 4SE, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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

1800 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1970. 1970 had 209 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 20	142
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2