Weather Records on 10 October 1969

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1969. Highest significance: Clinton, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1969

On 10 October 1969, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 491 daily.
Clinton set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 10 October 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 10 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balehonur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wara	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1969

Top 20 records on 10 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1969	Clinton, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1969	Galesburg, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Sorab, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Marshall, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Purnea, IN	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Carrollton, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Westhope, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Homer AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Honavar, IN	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Armagh, GB	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	La Harpe, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1969	Quincy, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 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

1793 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 498 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 20	361
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2