Weather Records on 15 October 1969

1,074 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1969. Highest significance: Pakala, IN.

Key Facts for 15 October 1969

On 15 October 1969, 1,074 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 673 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,063 daily.
Pakala set a daily record precipitation of 264.0 mm (10.4 in) on 15 October 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,074 stations

1,074 station records on 15 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bryn Euryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 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 daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,074 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 402, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 271, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 15 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	402
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	271
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 15 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 1,063.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1969

Top 20 records on 15 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1969	Pakala, IN	daily rain	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	191.1 mm (7.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1969	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1969	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1969	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1969	Fleming, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.1 cm (4.8 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Gothenburg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Berkeley, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Walden, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Amite, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1969	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	44 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

1794 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 1,074 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	847
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2