Weather Records on 7 October 1969

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1969. Highest significance: St Joseph 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 1969

On 7 October 1969, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 350 daily.
St Joseph 3 N set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 7 October 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 7 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambarak	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spitak	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kedabek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lermontovo	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shnoh	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fisk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1969

Top 20 records on 7 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1969	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Melville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Natchez, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Slangfontein, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Shamhor, AZ	monthly rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Chambarak, AM	monthly rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1969	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	28 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

1802 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1969. 1969 had 365 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 25	287
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1