Weather Records on 24 March 1969

1,057 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1969. Highest significance: Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 1969

On 24 March 1969, 1,057 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 24 March 1969.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,057 stations

1,057 station records on 24 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Merbein Csiro Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Baring (Kinta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cramenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robinvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Christie (Tar 397 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,057 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 827, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 24 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	827
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 24 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1969

Top 20 records on 24 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1969	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Merbein Csiro Research Station, AU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Stawell, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Baring (Kinta), AU	all-time rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Lameroo Comparison, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Brentwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Rainbow (Pella), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1969	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Moyston, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Newport, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Wellington, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Warooka, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Merbein Srwsc, AU	all-time rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Birchip Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1969	Drung Drung, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	55 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

1794 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 1,057 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1969
Margin	Records
0 to 100	969
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2