Weather Records on 1 October 1969

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1969. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 1 October 1969

On 1 October 1969, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 445 daily.
Oestersund-Froesoen set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 1 October 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 1 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1969

Top 20 records on 1 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1969	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1969	Marquette, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 October 1969	Tsokwane, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Witklip (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Wittebank, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Marion Junction 2 E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Leeuwpoort, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Malelane, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Brule Island, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Skukuza, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1969	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1969	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 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

1813 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1969. 1969 had 454 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	289
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3