Weather Records on 31 March 1969

1,126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1969. Highest significance: Cooma Lambie Street, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1969

On 31 March 1969, 1,126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 629 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Cooma Lambie Street set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 31 March 1969.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,126 stations

1,126 station records on 31 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Badgerys Creek McMasters F.STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doncaster	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bentleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,126 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 304, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 31 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	304
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 31 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1969

Top 20 records on 31 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1969	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1969	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1969	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Hildesheim, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Brocken, DE	monthly rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Arnsberg, DE	monthly rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Braunlage, DE	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Kew, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Salgadinho, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Acude Varzea da Volta, BR	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1969	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	41 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 1,126 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-03-31: 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 50	852
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2