Weather Records on 12 December 1970

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1970. Highest significance: Lindisfarne, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1970

On 12 December 1970, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 359 daily.
Lindisfarne set a daily record precipitation of 53.1 mm (2.1 in) on 12 December 1970.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 12 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 12 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 12 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1970

Top 20 records on 12 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1970	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 December 1970	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Kelso, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Hackberry 8 SSW, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Geurie Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Ironton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Snug Primary School, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Prospect, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Taunton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1970	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	35 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 366 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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 20	262
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2