Weather Records on 15 January 1969

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1969. Highest significance: Warmun, AU.

Key Facts for 15 January 1969

On 15 January 1969, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
440 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 966 daily.
Warmun set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 15 January 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 15 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peelwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rivers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 423, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 15 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	423
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 15 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1969

Top 20 records on 15 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1969	Warmun, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1969	Angus 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Grand Meadow, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Stewart Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Kenora A, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Wikieup, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Faribault, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1969	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	13 years	37 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

1795 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 989 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	782
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1