Weather Records on 30 September 1969

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1969. Highest significance: Illawarra, ZA.

Key Facts for 30 September 1969

On 30 September 1969, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 443 daily.
Illawarra set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 30 September 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 30 September 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chibarro (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lins (Inemet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americana (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatui-Ia 0E4-034	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corumbatai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 September 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 September 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1969

Top 20 records on 30 September 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1969	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1969	Muvattupuzha, IN	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Itirapina, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Visconde de Rio Claro, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Vila Carmem, BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Novais, BR	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Salto Do Itarare, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Aracatuba (Emsa), BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Chibarro (Cpef), BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Guaicara, BR	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Lins (Inemet), BR	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1969	Riversul, BR	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 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

1806 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1969. 1969 had 465 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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	308
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2