Weather Records on 13 February 1970

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1970. Highest significance: Kovda, RU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1970

On 13 February 1970, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 550 daily.
Kovda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 13 February 1970.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 13 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kovda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Svijagino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1970

Top 20 records on 13 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1970	Kovda, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1970	Walla Walla WSO City, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1970	Virden, CA	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1970	Virden, CA	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1970	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1970	Mistassini Post, CA	daily low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Foxpark, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Haliburton A, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Canberra Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Clearwater, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Haileybury, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Huberdeau, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1970	Amos, CA	daily low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	28 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

1794 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 558 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 25	427
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2