Weather Records on 1 January 1969

955 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1969. Highest significance: Hattonvale Store, AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1969

On 1 January 1969, 955 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 510 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 914 daily.
Hattonvale Store set a daily record precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 1 January 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

955 stations

955 station records on 1 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Price	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

955 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 289, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 1 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	289
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 1 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

799 broken records

Margins by which the 799 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1969

Top 20 records on 1 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1969	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	monthly snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1969	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Centerville 6 SE, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Laidley Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Inwood 2 SW, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Fenn Rs, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Charlevoix, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1969	Price, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	41 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

1798 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1969. 1969 had 955 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	743
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1