Weather Records on 12 August 1969

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1969. Highest significance: Ennis, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1969

On 12 August 1969, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 625 daily.
Ennis set an all-time record daily precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 12 August 1969.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 12 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cibecue	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ubinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 12 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1969

Top 20 records on 12 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1969	Ennis, US	all-time rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Livingston, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Cibecue, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Orlinga, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Morgan City, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Eureka, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Warrumbungle Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Oberon (Springbank), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Trident, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Deadwood, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Scottsboro, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1969	Quipolly Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1969	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1969	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1969	Ocean Falls, CA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1969	Lima, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1969	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1969	Summit WSO AP, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 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

1793 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 629 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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	460
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1