Weather Records on 20 January 1969

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1969. Highest significance: Long Beach Pub Svc, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1969

On 20 January 1969, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 809 daily.
Long Beach Pub Svc set an all-time record daily precipitation of 170.4 mm (6.7 in) on 20 January 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 20 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rayack	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westhaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ware Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 20 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 20 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 38, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 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

20 January 1969

Top 20 records on 20 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1969	Long Beach Pub Svc, US	all-time rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1969	Independence, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1969	Angiola, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1969	Elberton 2 N, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Santa Monica, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Parma Exp STN, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Visalia, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Athens, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Melstone, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Walhalla, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	U C L A, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Riverside 7 SSW, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Blair, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Saluda, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1969	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	44 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 859 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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Data for records on 1969-01-20: 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	720
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1