Weather Records on 7 August 1969

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1969. Highest significance: Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR.

Key Facts for 7 August 1969

On 7 August 1969, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 507 daily.
Sao Jose de Mipibu set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 7 August 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 7 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'sie-Uki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	403.1 mm (15.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sampla	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babbitt 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 7 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1969

Top 20 records on 7 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1969	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1969	Scotia, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Sonepat, IN	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Gari, RU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Monticello 2E, US	all-time high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Palwal, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Mafeteng, LS	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Bol'sie-Uki, RU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Simlapal, IN	all-time rain	403.1 mm (15.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Serov, RU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Manassa, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Gurgaon, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Gonvick 2 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1969	Deseret, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1969	Sampla, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1969	Aleksandrovskij Zav, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1969	Tbilisi, GE	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1969	Mainpuri, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 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

1808 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1969. 1969 had 523 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	365
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3