Weather Records on 13 December 1970

221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1970. Highest significance: Bereznjaki, RU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1970

On 13 December 1970, 221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 219 daily.
Bereznjaki set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 13 December 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

221 stations

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

Weather records on 13 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas de Ibira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orlovskiy Poselok	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdamir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Habary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beylagan Aerodrome	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sari-Ozek	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhaltyr	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

221 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 13 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 13 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1970

Top 20 records on 13 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1970	Bereznjaki, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1970	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1970	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1970	Tulelake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1970	West Bend, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1970	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1970	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Liverpool Big Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Bloomfield, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	Yale 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1970	University Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	27 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

1796 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 221 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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	136
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2