Weather Records on 21 July 1969

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1969. Highest significance: Adelaide (Pooraka), AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1969

On 21 July 1969, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 619 daily.
Adelaide (Pooraka) set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 21 July 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 21 July 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Trinity Gardens)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tapera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glenside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 469.

Records on 21 July 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1969

Top 20 records on 21 July 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1969	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1969	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1969	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1969	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Kadina, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Vazantes, BR	monthly rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Salida, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Adelaide (Trinity Gardens), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Graca, BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Baturite, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Mulwala Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Jambusar, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1969	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 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 636 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Data for records on 1969-07-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	551
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1