Weather Records on 25 December 1970

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1970. Highest significance: Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 December 1970

On 25 December 1970, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 401 daily.
Niekerkshoop (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 25 December 1970.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 25 December 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aniak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
High Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 25 December 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 25 December 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1970

Top 20 records on 25 December 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1970	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1970	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1970	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Stockdale, ZA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Sandberg, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Olyfenfontein, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Pinkham Notch, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Aniak AP, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Redford, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Groothoek, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1970	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	40 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

1793 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 417 records.

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

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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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	343
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1