Weather Records on 10 February 1969

1,176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1969. Highest significance: Groongal (Groongal Station), AU.

Key Facts for 10 February 1969

On 10 February 1969, 1,176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 28 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,071 daily.
Groongal (Groongal Station) set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 10 February 1969.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,176 stations

1,176 station records on 10 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Annuello	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turriff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,176 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 710, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 10 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	710
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 10 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 28, monthly 77, daily 1,071.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,121 broken records

Margins by which the 1,121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1371.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1969

Top 20 records on 10 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1969	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Elamang, AU	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Vernon, US	all-time snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Chestnut Hill, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Mansfield, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Hill End Post Office, AU	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Portland, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Manchester, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1969	Vernon, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1969	Belltrees Homestead, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1969	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1969	Nelson, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1969	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	57 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

1798 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1969. 1969 had 1,176 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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 200	1,086
200 to 400	30
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1