Weather Records on 20 October 1969

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1969. Highest significance: Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1969

On 20 October 1969, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 600 daily.
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn" set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 20 October 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 20 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rayack	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Joaquim (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Bay 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1969

Top 20 records on 20 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1969	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1969	Brakpan, ZA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1969	Myrup, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Rayack, LB	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Bosduiwekop, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Rasipuram, IN	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Speddingup, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Sisian, AM	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Usina Sao Joaquim (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Big St Germain Dam, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1969	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	40 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 607 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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 20	439
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1