Weather Records on 10 January 1969

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1969. Highest significance: Canton 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 1969

On 10 January 1969, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 426 daily.
Canton 4 SE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 10 January 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 10 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 10 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 10 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1969

Top 20 records on 10 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1969	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1969	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	E Jordan, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 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)
10 January 1969	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Higgins Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1969	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 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

1799 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1969. 1969 had 451 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	289
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	3