Weather Records on 16 October 1969

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1969. Highest significance: Badvel, IN.

Key Facts for 16 October 1969

On 16 October 1969, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 421 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 834 daily.
Badvel set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 16 October 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 16 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
R.K. Pet	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porumamilla	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Glen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 266, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 16 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	266
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 16 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1969

Top 20 records on 16 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1969	Badvel, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1969	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1969	Mariposa, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Crested Butte, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	R.K. Pet, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Broken Bow 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Newport, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Antioch Fibrebrd Mills, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Loup City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Paxton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1969	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	42 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

1796 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 845 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	653
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1