Weather Records on 19 March 1969

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1969. Highest significance: Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1969

On 19 March 1969, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 522 daily.
Tumut (Wattle Cres) set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 19 March 1969.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 19 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Flat (Davislea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Raleigh	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 19 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 19 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 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

19 March 1969

Top 20 records on 19 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1969	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1969	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Nashville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1969	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	42 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 525 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	454
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1