Weather Records on 23 September 1969

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1969. Highest significance: Liman, RU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1969

On 23 September 1969, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 442 daily.
Liman set an all-time record daily precipitation of 60.6 mm (2.4 in) on 23 September 1969.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 23 September 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dosang	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	182.8 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Yelizavety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 September 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1969

Top 20 records on 23 September 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1969	Liman, RU	all-time rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Santa Rita de Cassia, BR	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Mainpuri, IN	daily rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Dosang, RU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Santa Rita de Cassia, BR	monthly rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Bremerton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Sao Goncalo Dos Campos, BR	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Bowie, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Gadhchiroli, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Clanton, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Fatehpur, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Roscoe, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1969	Hope A, CA	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1969	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1969	Oneonta, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	34 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 450 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	313
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	3