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Weather Records on 23 October 1969

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1969. Highest significance: Arkonam, IN.

Key Facts for 23 October 1969

  • On 23 October 1969, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 64 were record highs and 800 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 1,099 daily.
  • Arkonam set a daily record precipitation of 177.5 mm (7.0 in) on 23 October 1969.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations
Weather records on 23 October 1969 1,200 station records on 23 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,200 station records on 23 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArkonamIndiaRecord daily precipitation177.5 mm (7.0 in)64 of 100 (Major)
CovelongIndiaRecord daily precipitation229.4 mm (9.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
TirupatiIndiaRecord daily precipitation165.0 mm (6.5 in)60 of 100 (Major)
ChingleputIndiaRecord daily precipitation203.2 mm (8.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
ChandragiriIndiaRecord daily precipitation164.0 mm (6.5 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
CheyyarIndiaRecord daily precipitation213.0 mm (8.4 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
NoondooniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
MadurantakamIndiaRecord daily precipitation180.0 mm (7.1 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
York PondUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
RajampetIndiaRecord daily precipitation85.1 mm (3.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake SunmountUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
BaddeckCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
VelloreIndiaRecord daily precipitation91.1 mm (3.6 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
RapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation142.0 mm (5.6 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
KancheepuramIndiaRecord daily precipitation147.2 mm (5.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)45 of 100 (Notable)
CortlandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
GraftonUnited StatesRecord snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt AlfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
GraftonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
LowellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg FallsUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
WoodstockUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFBUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogie RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
PennantCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
VenkatagiriIndiaRecord daily precipitation98.6 mm (3.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
TadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation189.0 mm (7.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
KrishnapatnamIndiaRecord daily precipitation431.0 mm (17.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
TiruttaniIndiaRecord daily precipitation140.4 mm (5.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibyaRecord daily precipitation56.0 mm (2.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Crested ButteUnited StatesRecord snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
West BurkeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
HuntingdonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
SatyaveduIndiaRecord daily precipitation169.8 mm (6.7 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
KalahastiIndiaRecord daily precipitation264.3 mm (10.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
UthankaraiIndiaRecord daily precipitation55.0 mm (2.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
CharlevoixUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham NotchUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr SchoolUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia O.S.AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
WellandCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt MoeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
St HyacintheCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
TiruvannamalaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation71.0 mm (2.8 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
BrocktonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro PltUnited StatesRecord snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
WatersmeetUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
PakalaIndiaRecord daily precipitation86.0 mm (3.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
BagepalliIndiaRecord daily precipitation84.8 mm (3.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint JohnsUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records
Records on 23 October 1969 by type Records set or tied on 23 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 421, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 379, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 30. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 22Lowest daily maximum: 421Highest daily minimum: 42Lowest daily minimum: 379Heaviest daily rainfall: 197Heaviest daily snowfall: 109Deepest snow cover: 30Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 421, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 379, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 30.
Records on 23 October 1969 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum22
Lowest daily maximum421
Highest daily minimum42
Lowest daily minimum379
Heaviest daily rainfall197
Heaviest daily snowfall109
Deepest snow cover30
Records on 23 October 1969 by timescale Records on 23 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 99, daily 1,099. 05001,0001,500all-time: 2monthly: 99daily: 1,099all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 99, daily 1,099.
Records on 23 October 1969 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly99
daily1,099

How Much Records Were Beaten By

994 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1969 Margins by which the 994 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 264.0. Ties are not counted. 02505007501,0000 to 50: 93250 to 100: 44100 to 150: 14150 to 200: 2200 to 250: 1250 to 300: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 994 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 264.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1969
MarginRecords
0 to 50932
50 to 10044
100 to 15014
150 to 2002
200 to 2501
250 to 3001

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1969
Top 20 records on 23 October 1969 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 October 1969Arkonam, INdaily rain177.5 mm (7.0 in)116.3 mm (4.6 in)60 years64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1969Covelong, INdaily rain229.4 mm (9.0 in)116.9 mm (4.6 in)60 years62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1969Tirupati, INdaily rain165.0 mm (6.5 in)92.4 mm (3.6 in)60 years60 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1969Chingleput, INdaily rain203.2 mm (8.0 in)98.3 mm (3.9 in)60 years59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Chandragiri, INdaily rain164.0 mm (6.5 in)106.8 mm (4.2 in)38 years57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Cheyyar, INdaily rain213.0 mm (8.4 in)112.7 mm (4.4 in)39 years57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Noondoonia, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)36 years56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Madurantakam, INdaily rain180.0 mm (7.1 in)99.7 mm (3.9 in)39 years56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969York Pond, USdaily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)26.4 cm (10.4 in)30 years52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Indian Lake 2SW, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)69 years52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Rajampet, INdaily rain85.1 mm (3.4 in)58.7 mm (2.3 in)60 years51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Tupper Lake Sunmount, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)69 years51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Baddeck, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)93 years49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Vellore, INdaily rain91.1 mm (3.6 in)51.2 mm (2.0 in)55 years47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Rapur, INdaily rain142.0 mm (5.6 in)91.2 mm (3.6 in)22 years46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Kancheepuram, INdaily rain147.2 mm (5.8 in)65.9 mm (2.6 in)60 years46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Rockport 1 ESE, USmonthly snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)67 years46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Woodstock, CAmonthly low min-10.6 C (12.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)81 years45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Cortland, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)72 years43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1969Whiteriver 1 SW, USdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)52 years42 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

1795 to 1969
Records on 10-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 1,200 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 21843: 11845: 11850: 11851: 21855: 11859: 21861: 11863: 11865: 21866: 11869: 31871: 21872: 11873: 21876: 21878: 11880: 71881: 21882: 11883: 11885: 21888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 81892: 31893: 31894: 51895: 41896: 21897: 31898: 51899: 41900: 81901: 71902: 71903: 101904: 71905: 151906: 171907: 51908: 191909: 121910: 61911: 401912: 501913: 381914: 91915: 1671916: 2901917: 621918: 121919: 421920: 2621921: 581922: 381923: 1651924: 1601925: 1911926: 1311927: 2661928: 1201929: 3521930: 3101931: 3531932: 3101933: 2411934: 3331935: 5191936: 4901937: 8161938: 4031939: 7171940: 3041941: 4991942: 3061943: 4461944: 2831945: 5331946: 2581947: 6311948: 2511949: 4321950: 5071951: 6261952: 4321953: 3731954: 3171955: 2661956: 5871957: 1,2661958: 2551959: 6821960: 3411961: 3291962: 1411963: 1,2971964: 2641965: 3301966: 6251967: 2971968: 1751969: 1,2001970: 6171971: 7051972: 6011973: 7121974: 6531975: 1,0281976: 8791977: 5781978: 5701979: 1,0941980: 5841981: 1,5021982: 1,0711983: 8531984: 1,2611985: 8461986: 9681987: 6941988: 6191989: 1,3631990: 9541991: 1,2321992: 1,1761993: 6701994: 5581995: 1,4711996: 1,3961997: 1,1721998: 1,2211999: 1,0112000: 1,2752001: 1,0912002: 1,8682003: 1,9522004: 1,2242005: 6792006: 1,9762007: 1,6732008: 9932009: 8382010: 6832011: 7012012: 1,0172013: 7542014: 7552015: 7602016: 4602017: 6032018: 3222019: 4592020: 1,7772021: 2982022: 1,3422023: 5442024: 6742025: 3431795187818991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 1,200 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-23 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18022
18431
18451
18501
18512
18551
18592
18611
18631
18652
18661
18693
18712
18721
18732
18762
18781
18807
18812
18821
18831
18852
18881
18892
18902
18918
18923
18933
18945
18954
18962
18973
18985
18994
19008
19017
19027
190310
19047
190515
190617
19075
190819
190912
19106
191140
191250
191338
19149
1915167
1916290
191762
191812
191942
1920262
192158
192238
1923165
1924160
1925191
1926131
1927266
1928120
1929352
1930310
1931353
1932310
1933241
1934333
1935519
1936490
1937816
1938403
1939717
1940304
1941499
1942306
1943446
1944283
1945533
1946258
1947631
1948251
1949432
1950507
1951626
1952432
1953373
1954317
1955266
1956587
19571,266
1958255
1959682
1960341
1961329
1962141
19631,297
1964264
1965330
1966625
1967297
1968175
19691,200
1970617
1971705
1972601
1973712
1974653
19751,028
1976879
1977578
1978570
19791,094
1980584
19811,502
19821,071
1983853
19841,261
1985846
1986968
1987694
1988619
19891,363
1990954
19911,232
19921,176
1993670
1994558
19951,471
19961,396
19971,172
19981,221
19991,011
20001,275
20011,091
20021,868
20031,952
20041,224
2005679
20061,976
20071,673
2008993
2009838
2010683
2011701
20121,017
2013754
2014755
2015760
2016460
2017603
2018322
2019459
20201,777
2021298
20221,342
2023544
2024674
2025343

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).