Weather Records on 11 October 1969

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1969. Highest significance: Fleming, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 1969

On 11 October 1969, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 994 daily.
Fleming set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 11 October 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 11 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 11 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 11 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

861 broken records

Margins by which the 861 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 627.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1969

Top 20 records on 11 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1969	Fleming, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Bailey, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Pine Bluffs, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Ozark, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1969	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Idaho Springs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Salida, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	62.7 cm (24.7 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Bailey, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Steffenville, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1969	Akron Washington Co AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	51 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 1,032 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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	829
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1