Weather Records on 3 October 1969

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 1969. Highest significance: Buenavista, MX.

Key Facts for 3 October 1969

On 3 October 1969, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 592 daily.
Buenavista set an all-time record daily precipitation of 247.9 mm (9.8 in) on 3 October 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 3 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patchogue 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 1969

Top 20 records on 3 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1969	Buenavista, MX	all-time rain	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1969	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1969	Garden Head, CA	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1969	Pilger, CA	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1969	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 October 1969	Bailey, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Denver WSO City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Bailey, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Lehman Caves Nm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Biggar, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Fraser, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1969	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	48 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

1834 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 1969. 1969 had 624 records.

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

Records on 10-03 in each year
Year	Records
1834	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1859	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	3
1891	5
1893	4
1894	3
1895	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	6
1902	20
1903	3
1904	1
1905	7
1906	29
1907	5
1908	21
1909	13
1910	13
1911	22
1912	53
1913	17
1914	31
1915	13
1916	93
1917	77
1918	28
1919	46
1920	25
1921	82
1922	38
1923	46
1924	41
1925	171
1926	233
1927	335
1928	213
1929	223
1930	184
1931	256
1932	185
1933	178
1934	122
1935	423
1936	192
1937	386
1938	464
1939	352
1940	175
1941	662
1942	212
1943	306
1944	489
1945	521
1946	296
1947	725
1948	272
1949	426
1950	1,038
1951	706
1952	731
1953	645
1954	1,142
1955	426
1956	222
1957	469
1958	951
1959	704
1960	189
1961	804
1962	433
1963	431
1964	503
1965	281
1966	618
1967	610
1968	547
1969	624
1970	481
1971	511
1972	452
1973	613
1974	1,999
1975	809
1976	943
1977	480
1978	410
1979	573
1980	860
1981	1,138
1982	476
1983	648
1984	1,050
1985	1,013
1986	1,501
1987	1,324
1988	525
1989	906
1990	680
1991	862
1992	990
1993	926
1994	1,433
1995	1,249
1996	962
1997	1,085
1998	1,413
1999	1,683
2000	859
2001	846
2002	1,388
2003	1,107
2004	534
2005	1,406
2006	973
2007	872
2008	690
2009	1,322
2010	989
2011	1,024
2012	778
2013	856
2014	574
2015	824
2016	756
2017	1,064
2018	826
2019	1,427
2020	817
2021	635
2022	478
2023	1,024
2024	876
2025	733
2026	649

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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 50	486
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1