Weather Records on 15 December 1970

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1970. Highest significance: Bajramaly, TM.

Key Facts for 15 December 1970

On 15 December 1970, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 210 daily.
Bajramaly set a daily record precipitation of 32.1 mm (1.3 in) on 15 December 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 15 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.6 C (115.9 F)	32 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)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Songiston (Mtn STN)	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bai'tyk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahristanskij Perev	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malibay(?)	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 15 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 15 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1970

Top 20 records on 15 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1970	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1970	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1970	Howe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 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)
15 December 1970	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1970	Omak 4 N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1970	Ames, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Camooweal Township, AU	all-time high max	46.6 C (115.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 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)
15 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)
15 December 1970	Echo Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	West Bend, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Naryn, KG	monthly high min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Mana 1026, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1970	Waialua 847, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	26 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

1793 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 215 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	151
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1