Weather Records on 7 January 1969

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1969. Highest significance: Chatham Exp Fa, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 1969

On 7 January 1969, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 714 daily.
Chatham Exp Fa set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.0 cm (17.7 in) on 7 January 1969.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 7 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coutinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Damascus	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Molalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 148, Deepest snow cover 103.

Records on 7 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	148
Deepest snow cover	103

Records on 7 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1969

Top 20 records on 7 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1969	Chatham Exp Fa, US	monthly snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	53 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1969	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Bergland Dam, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Coutinho, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Newaygo Hardy Dam, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1969	Britton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 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

1826 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1969. 1969 had 761 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	494
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1