Weather Records on 16 January 1970

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1970. Highest significance: Walgett (Dungalear), AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1970

On 16 January 1970, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 700 daily.
Walgett (Dungalear) set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 16 January 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 16 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzaevka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corumbatai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock (Wave Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chibarro (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huell	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 16 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 16 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1970

Top 20 records on 16 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1970	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Adin Rs, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Three Rivers Ed Ph 2, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Ruzaevka, KZ	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Lemon Cove, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Kentfield, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Mariposa, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Osijek, HR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Camptonville Rs, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Lindsay, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Cooperstown, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Mandla, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Corumbatai, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Friant Government Camp, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1970	Byrock (Wave Hill), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	38 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

1795 to 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 729 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	607
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1