Weather Records on 24 October 1969

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1969. Highest significance: Goldbutte 7 N, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1969

On 24 October 1969, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 685 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Goldbutte 7 N set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 24 October 1969.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 24 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	186.3 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 239, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 446, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	239
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	446
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 96, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1969

Top 20 records on 24 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1969	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1969	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1969	Melita, AU	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Salmon Gums, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	186.3 mm (7.3 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Salmon Gums Res.STN., AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Porciuncula, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Strasbourg, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Moosomin, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Outlook, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Browning, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Yundamindra, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1969	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	59 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

1802 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1969. 1969 had 1,115 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1840	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	2
1869	2
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	1
1880	7
1881	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	3
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	6
1904	13
1905	22
1906	30
1907	11
1908	26
1909	13
1910	8
1911	23
1912	37
1913	85
1914	12
1915	43
1916	29
1917	145
1918	27
1919	48
1920	273
1921	54
1922	193
1923	169
1924	94
1925	258
1926	268
1927	308
1928	66
1929	200
1930	420
1931	351
1932	334
1933	256
1934	535
1935	343
1936	223
1937	588
1938	686
1939	776
1940	406
1941	304
1942	299
1943	369
1944	313
1945	549
1946	427
1947	427
1948	215
1949	624
1950	314
1951	546
1952	409
1953	244
1954	538
1955	460
1956	581
1957	673
1958	316
1959	885
1960	378
1961	228
1962	346
1963	1,397
1964	469
1965	387
1966	515
1967	273
1968	206
1969	1,115
1970	594
1971	794
1972	464
1973	558
1974	537
1975	2,018
1976	730
1977	469
1978	594
1979	683
1980	826
1981	1,920
1982	838
1983	662
1984	1,000
1985	902
1986	506
1987	674
1988	512
1989	1,182
1990	594
1991	1,380
1992	1,169
1993	602
1994	594
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,400
1998	1,238
1999	1,374
2000	1,514
2001	1,769
2002	2,094
2003	1,934
2004	1,300
2005	973
2006	1,709
2007	1,631
2008	808
2009	870
2010	1,037
2011	658
2012	1,027
2013	497
2014	883
2015	528
2016	622
2017	858
2018	442
2019	761
2020	1,993
2021	588
2022	1,412
2023	682
2024	783
2025	286

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1969
Margin	Records
0 to 50	879
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1