Weather Records on 8 July 1969

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1969. Highest significance: Astana, KZ.

Key Facts for 8 July 1969

On 8 July 1969, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 377 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 811 daily.
Astana set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 8 July 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 8 July 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mogzon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karymskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 230.

Records on 8 July 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1969

Top 20 records on 8 July 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1969	Astana, KZ	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Carroll, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Sibley, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Vinton, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Rushville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Sussex 1 NW, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Orono, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Macon, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Newton, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Mogzon, RU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Farmington, US	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	Paterson, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1969	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	40 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

1793 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 847 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1969-07-08: 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	533
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1