Weather Records on 14 December 1970

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 December 1970. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 14 December 1970

On 14 December 1970, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 167 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 14 December 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 14 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chokpak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catkal River	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charvak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa de Viterbo (Cmef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Otar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susamyr	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chokpar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ush-Tobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namangan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kassansay	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iskanderkul'	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sari-Ozek	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Exu (Novo Exu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altyn-Mazar	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakanas	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garrigala	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mataj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Songiston (Mtn STN)	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 14 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 14 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 14 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

141 broken records

Margins by which the 141 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

14 December 1970

Top 20 records on 14 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 1970	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1970	Chokpak, KZ	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1970	Taraz, KZ	monthly rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 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)
14 December 1970	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	24.1 C (75.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Timovskoe, RU	daily low min	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 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)
14 December 1970	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Nenastnaja, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Eagle Harbor, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Fergana, UZ	daily high min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Catkal River, KG	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Pskem, UZ	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Charvak, UZ	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Santa Rosa de Viterbo (Cmef), BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Nespelem 2 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1970	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1 year	24 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 174 records.

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

Records on 12-14 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1808	4
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	1
1840	2
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1852	1
1855	3
1863	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1882	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	2
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	11
1900	3
1901	20
1902	10
1903	11
1904	12
1905	2
1906	7
1907	22
1908	10
1909	14
1910	14
1911	13
1912	41
1913	9
1914	85
1915	99
1916	96
1917	55
1918	97
1919	29
1920	67
1921	52
1922	112
1923	255
1924	238
1925	319
1926	206
1927	384
1928	332
1929	410
1930	92
1931	418
1932	260
1933	571
1934	141
1935	158
1936	384
1937	325
1938	81
1939	182
1940	237
1941	433
1942	323
1943	331
1944	243
1945	415
1946	397
1947	490
1948	818
1949	139
1950	305
1951	724
1952	382
1953	370
1954	225
1955	388
1956	443
1957	244
1958	814
1959	294
1960	654
1961	823
1962	886
1963	663
1964	337
1965	610
1966	483
1967	959
1968	337
1969	498
1970	174
1971	864
1972	907
1973	628
1974	328
1975	2,092
1976	445
1977	1,023
1978	389
1979	709
1980	774
1981	1,031
1982	496
1983	1,197
1984	1,862
1985	1,400
1986	397
1987	1,317
1988	674
1989	2,058
1990	629
1991	1,098
1992	1,308
1993	954
1994	558
1995	1,331
1996	832
1997	1,401
1998	1,227
1999	793
2000	1,950
2001	1,391
2002	863
2003	978
2004	738
2005	845
2006	1,445
2007	636
2008	1,319
2009	848
2010	1,891
2011	867
2012	938
2013	565
2014	1,046
2015	2,200
2016	650
2017	563
2018	699
2019	588
2020	551
2021	763
2022	1,028
2023	619
2024	363
2025	1,772

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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	112
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1