Weather Records on 19 October 1969

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1969. Highest significance: Surat, AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1969

On 19 October 1969, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 522 daily.
Surat set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 19 October 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 19 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canaa (Cmef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vectis, Winterton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 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

19 October 1969

Top 20 records on 19 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1969	Surat, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1969	Leeuwpoort, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Broadholm, ZA	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Vinhedo, BR	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	monthly rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Holmleigh, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Frogmoor, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Glen Alvon, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Weribone, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Bangalow Motel, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Siddapur, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Cotswold, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Orono, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Leslie (Mun), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1969	Oxford, GB	daily high max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 years	41 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

1806 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1969. 1969 had 532 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	459
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1