Weather Records on 8 October 1969

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1969. Highest significance: Tulbagh (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 October 1969

On 8 October 1969, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 296 daily.
Tulbagh (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 8 October 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 8 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Avangard Zernosovho	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Kut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berd	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Periyapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 131.

Records on 8 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1969

Top 20 records on 8 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1969	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1969	Avangard Zernosovho, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Dubari, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Molalla, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Skegness, GB	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1969	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Krasnyj Kut, RU	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Orebro, SE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 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 307 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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	226
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1