Weather Records on 22 January 1969

830 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1969. Highest significance: Lankaran, AZ.

Key Facts for 22 January 1969

On 22 January 1969, 830 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 804 daily.
Lankaran set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 22 January 1969.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

830 stations

830 station records on 22 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canary	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.1 C (-49.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

830 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 22 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 22 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1969

Top 20 records on 22 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1969	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Palmeiro Dos Indios, BR	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Fessenden, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Canary, US	all-time snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Ames, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Oxford, GB	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Tatarsk, RU	monthly low min	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Clear Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1969	Novais, BR	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 830 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	657
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1