Weather Records on 25 March 1969

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1969. Highest significance: Cobar (the Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 25 March 1969

On 25 March 1969, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 927 daily.
Cobar (the Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 25 March 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 25 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tandarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinkapook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Daytrap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 595, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 25 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	595
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 25 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1969

Top 20 records on 25 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1969	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Elmore, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Paterson, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	all-time rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1969	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Manchester, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Nyah, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Terang, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Huelva, ES	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1969	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 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

1806 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1969. 1969 had 938 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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Data for records on 1969-03-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	814
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1