Weather Records on 19 December 1970

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 December 1970. Highest significance: Tsumeb - Pol, NA.

Key Facts for 19 December 1970

On 19 December 1970, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 474 daily.
Tsumeb - Pol set a daily record precipitation of 31.9 mm (1.3 in) on 19 December 1970.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 19 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newhall S Fc32Ce	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Killaloe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 19 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 19 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 19 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 December 1970

Top 20 records on 19 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 December 1970	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 December 1970	Stockport (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	River Jordan, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Sterkfontein, ZA	monthly rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Oxnard, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Ventura, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Santa Monica, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1970	Paratinga (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1970	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1970	Burbank Valley Pump Plt, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1970	Fairmont, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1970	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	56 years	33 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 485 records.

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

Records on 12-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1795	1
1805	1
1835	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	3
1855	3
1859	3
1860	1
1861	2
1869	2
1870	1
1875	2
1877	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	16
1903	2
1904	19
1905	5
1906	9
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	22
1911	17
1912	41
1913	50
1914	23
1915	31
1916	38
1917	36
1918	24
1919	53
1920	30
1921	60
1922	155
1923	180
1924	492
1925	79
1926	152
1927	222
1928	45
1929	386
1930	76
1931	650
1932	239
1933	459
1934	455
1935	110
1936	689
1937	211
1938	237
1939	390
1940	392
1941	588
1942	654
1943	364
1944	241
1945	700
1946	182
1947	283
1948	397
1949	632
1950	545
1951	622
1952	469
1953	517
1954	443
1955	906
1956	287
1957	984
1958	386
1959	249
1960	432
1961	595
1962	670
1963	966
1964	753
1965	392
1966	851
1967	1,063
1968	900
1969	381
1970	485
1971	288
1972	325
1973	1,014
1974	252
1975	843
1976	398
1977	569
1978	1,191
1979	829
1980	456
1981	1,515
1982	768
1983	2,804
1984	1,066
1985	1,179
1986	609
1987	1,095
1988	1,001
1989	1,740
1990	1,463
1991	1,236
1992	1,176
1993	1,153
1994	692
1995	1,459
1996	2,108
1997	830
1998	855
1999	609
2000	1,154
2001	627
2002	1,467
2003	996
2004	664
2005	697
2006	1,061
2007	689
2008	1,545
2009	1,937
2010	1,610
2011	832
2012	774
2013	636
2014	537
2015	1,109
2016	1,080
2017	783
2018	397
2019	541
2020	327
2021	603
2022	494
2023	1,224
2024	864
2025	1,542

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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 100	376
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1