Weather Records on 8 August 1969

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1969. Highest significance: Quiriego (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 8 August 1969

On 8 August 1969, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 567 daily.
Quiriego (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 8 August 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

584 stations

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

Weather records on 8 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leupp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apuka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Huron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1969

Top 20 records on 8 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1969	Quiriego (Smn), MX	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Funnystone, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Belleville, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Tororo, UG	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Hassanpur, IN	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1969	Dawson, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	Pine Bluff, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	L'Assomption, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	Tibri, IN	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	Sherman, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1969	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	31 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

1793 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 584 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 20	448
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1