Weather Records on 15 June 1969

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1969. Highest significance: Knysna (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 June 1969

On 15 June 1969, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 491 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 940 daily.
Knysna (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 15 June 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 15 June 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tevriz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magella	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Du Bois 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarkurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 258, Heaviest daily rainfall 289.

Records on 15 June 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	258
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1969

Top 20 records on 15 June 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1969	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1969	Highlands, US	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1969	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Greenville, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Marion, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Concordia (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Mendota, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Sandhoogte (Pur), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Kingsport, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Asheville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Palmerton, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	E Stroudsburg, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Adairsville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Ely AP, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Lexington, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Greensboro AP, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1969	Mahbubnagar, IN	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	45 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 981 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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Data for records on 1969-06-15: 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 20	753
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1