Weather Records on 17 August 1969

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1969. Highest significance: Pine Bluff, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1969

On 17 August 1969, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 563 daily.
Pine Bluff set an all-time record daily precipitation of 198.9 mm (7.8 in) on 17 August 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 17 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jhalawar	India	Record daily precipitation	350.2 mm (13.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	237.6 mm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Bay 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titimathi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karmad	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 17 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1969

Top 20 records on 17 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1969	Pine Bluff, US	all-time rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1969	Jhalawar, IN	all-time rain	350.2 mm (13.8 in)	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1969	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1969	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Kotagiri, IN	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	237.6 mm (9.4 in)	141.1 mm (5.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Phalodi, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Port Stanley, CA	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Miltenberg, DE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Gabriels, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Chinnar, IN	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Mandsaur, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1969	Saentis, CH	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 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

1797 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1969. 1969 had 593 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	394
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1