Weather Records on 14 October 1969

1,507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1969. Highest significance: Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1969

On 14 October 1969, 1,507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 1,074 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,495 daily.
Southport Ridgeway Ave set a daily record precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 14 October 1969.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,507 stations

1,507 station records on 14 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,507 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 470, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 604, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 14 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	470
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	604
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 14 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 1,495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,273 broken records

Margins by which the 1,273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1969

Top 20 records on 14 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1969	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1969	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1969	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Coolangatta Bowls Comp, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Tyumen Amsg, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Coolum Beach Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Kimball 2NE, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Como, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Gympie, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Oxford, GB	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Ft Collins, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Kassler, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1969	Parker 6 E, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	32 years	43 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 1,507 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 50	1,250
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1