Weather Records on 9 August 1969

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1969. Highest significance: Wapello, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1969

On 9 August 1969, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 506 daily.
Wapello set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 9 August 1969.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 9 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nercinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1969

Top 20 records on 9 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1969	Wapello, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1969	Clarksburg 1, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Chas, IN	daily rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Macomb, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Ft Scott, US	all-time high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	London State Fish Hatchery, US	all-time rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Yakutat AP, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	New Boston Dam 17, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Kartaly, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1969	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	36 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

1798 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1969. 1969 had 527 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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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	367
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1