Weather Records on 6 October 1969

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1969. Highest significance: Fraser, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1969

On 6 October 1969, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 370 daily.
Fraser set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 6 October 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 6 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jabjur-In-Armenia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aragats	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lermontovo	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leupp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1969

Top 20 records on 6 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1969	Fraser, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1969	La Pryor, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Jabjur-In-Armenia, AM	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Amberd (Koshabulakh), AM	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Aragats, AM	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Homer AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Mochudi, BW	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Denver WSO City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1969	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1969	Amasia, AM	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1969	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1969	Pedro Do Rio, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1969	Walnut Creek 2 ESE, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1969	Castle Rock, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1969	Manassa, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	32 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

1802 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1969. 1969 had 377 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 100	298
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1