Weather Records on 1 May 1969

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1969. Highest significance: Varanasi, IN.

Key Facts for 1 May 1969

On 1 May 1969, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 407 daily.
Varanasi set a daily record precipitation of 30.6 mm (1.2 in) on 1 May 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

429 stations

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

Weather records on 1 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coribe (Rio Alegre)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Carbon R Ent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Habary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1969

Top 20 records on 1 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1969	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1969	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Coribe (Rio Alegre), BR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Kharagpur, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Sankarankoil, IN	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Islampur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Glenwood, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Kankey, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Tandwa, IN	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Tauru(Uaoru), IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Rajakhera, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Bhadra, IN	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1969	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	81 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1969	Gola, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1969	Northfield, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 429 records.

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

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1969-05-01: 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 10	303
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2