Weather Records on 12 October 1969

1,828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1969. Highest significance: Morrisonville 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 12 October 1969

On 12 October 1969, 1,828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 797 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,709 daily.
Morrisonville 4 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 12 October 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,828 stations

1,828 station records on 12 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,828 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 495, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 302, Heaviest daily rainfall 484, Heaviest daily snowfall 224, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 12 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	495
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	302
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	224
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 12 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 113, daily 1,709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,618 broken records

Margins by which the 1,618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 445.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1969

Top 20 records on 12 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1969	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Carlinville, US	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Fleming, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Grover 10 W, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Pana, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1969	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1805 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1969. 1969 had 1,828 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	768

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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	1,525
100 to 200	80
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2