Weather Records on 17 October 1969

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1969. Highest significance: Avanigadda, IN.

Key Facts for 17 October 1969

On 17 October 1969, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 707 daily.
Avanigadda set an all-time record daily precipitation of 500.0 mm (19.7 in) on 17 October 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 17 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	500.0 mm (19.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalladi	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	342.0 mm (13.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria da Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 17 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 17 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1969

Top 20 records on 17 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1969	Avanigadda, IN	all-time rain	500.0 mm (19.7 in)	172.3 mm (6.8 in)	29 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1969	Gudivada, IN	all-time rain	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1969	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1969	Heber, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1969	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1969	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Tenali, IN	daily rain	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Adrian, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Tweedraai, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Heber, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Guga, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Nuzvid, IN	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1969	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 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 714 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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	577
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1