Weather Records on 1 March 1969

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1969. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1969

On 1 March 1969, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 383 daily.
Moscow U of I set a monthly record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 1 March 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

439 stations

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

Weather records on 1 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mangums Store 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crowe's Place,Seven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
US.Macatuba-US.Lencois (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 1 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 1 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 48, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1969

Top 20 records on 1 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1969	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1969	Mangums Store 4 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1969	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Hickory, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Greensboro AP, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Durham, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Louisburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Juncos 1 SE, PR	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Basberg, ZA	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Victor 4 N, US	monthly snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 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

1808 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1969. 1969 had 439 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	370
200 to 400	19
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1