Weather Records on 6 December 1970

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1970. Highest significance: Kologha (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1970

On 6 December 1970, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 525 daily.
Kologha (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 81.4 mm (3.2 in) on 6 December 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 6 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	149.5 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 6 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 6 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1970

Top 20 records on 6 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1970	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Ketchikan AP, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Noonkanbah, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Clifton, ZA	monthly rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	monthly rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Fir Glen, ZA	monthly rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 December 1970	Woodville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Mill Holme, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Rockford, ZA	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1970	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	55 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

1804 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1970. 1970 had 558 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	433
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1