Weather Records on 14 March 1969

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1969. Highest significance: Spokane Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1969

On 14 March 1969, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 716 daily.
Spokane Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 14 March 1969.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 14 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolandia (Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Soure	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vieta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 14 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 14 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 18, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 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

14 March 1969

Top 20 records on 14 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1969	Oxley (Tupra), AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1969	Surubim, BR	all-time rain	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1969	Fruitland, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Petrolandia (Itaparica), BR	all-time rain	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Panelas, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Window Rock 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Nova Soure, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Caruaru, BR	all-time rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Tacaratu, BR	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1969	Paripiranga, BR	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 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

1810 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1969. 1969 had 742 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	586
100 to 200	30
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1