Weather Records on 24 August 1969

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1969. Highest significance: Dharwar, IN.

Key Facts for 24 August 1969

On 24 August 1969, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 684 daily.
Dharwar set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 24 August 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 24 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 24 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 37, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1969

Top 20 records on 24 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1969	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1969	Sulur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1969	Baturite, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Stockton 1 E, US	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Kendall Post Office, AU	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	125 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Mountainair, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Waldems-Reinborn, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Trichur, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Hudson, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Arkonam, IN	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Punganur, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1969	Aravakurichi, IN	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 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

1802 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1969. 1969 had 734 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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Data for records on 1969-08-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	528
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1