Weather Records on 15 September 1969

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1969. Highest significance: Kremsmuenster, AT.

Key Facts for 15 September 1969

On 15 September 1969, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 352 daily.
Kremsmuenster set a daily record precipitation of 85.5 mm (3.4 in) on 15 September 1969.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 15 September 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kzylzar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 15 September 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1969

Top 20 records on 15 September 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1969	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1969	Newton, US	all-time rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1969	Marquette, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Kzylzar, KZ	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Sedgwick, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Florence, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Lebo, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Sheikhpura, IN	daily rain	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Punahana, IN	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	McPherson, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1969	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	35 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 362 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	259
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1