Weather Records on 12 January 1969

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1969. Highest significance: Cape St James, CA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1969

On 12 January 1969, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 495 daily.
Cape St James set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.6 cm (8.9 in) on 12 January 1969.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 12 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Glen	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 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	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	231.1 cm (91.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 12 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 12 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1969

Top 20 records on 12 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1969	Cape St James, CA	monthly snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Britton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Brookings, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Forest Glen, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Bremerton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1969	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	36 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

1794 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 514 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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	359
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1