Weather Records on 27 October 1969

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1969. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1969

On 27 October 1969, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 512 daily.
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta) set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 27 October 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 27 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allandale (Tingara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 27 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 27 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1969

Top 20 records on 27 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1969	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Vellore, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Kampli, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Pearsall, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Sonora, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Yemmiganur, IN	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1969	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1969	Gail, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 532 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	422
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1