Weather Records on 10 August 1969

588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1969. Highest significance: Chillicothe, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1969

On 10 August 1969, 588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 555 daily.
Chillicothe set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 10 August 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

588 stations

588 station records on 10 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magadan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

588 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1969

Top 20 records on 10 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1969	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1969	Creston, US	all-time rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1969	Circleville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Chestertown, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Charleston 1, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Susner, IN	daily rain	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Belington, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Weston, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Lake Yellowstone, US	all-time high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Voronez, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Greenville Wtp, US	all-time rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Piqua, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	College Park, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1969	Tipp City, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	45 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

1814 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1969. 1969 had 588 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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	379
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1