Weather Records on 14 January 1969

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1969. Highest significance: Port Augusta West, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1969

On 14 January 1969, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 873 daily.
Port Augusta West set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 14 January 1969.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 14 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix Indian School	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angorichina Hostel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yeltacowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ures (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 471, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 14 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	471
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 14 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 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

14 January 1969

Top 20 records on 14 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1969	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1969	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Blinman, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Roopena, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Melrose, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Friant Government Camp, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Quorn, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Bonita, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Madera, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1969	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 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)
14 January 1969	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	47 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 904 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	742
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1