Weather Records on 30 October 1969

656 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1969. Highest significance: Skjak, NO.

Key Facts for 30 October 1969

On 30 October 1969, 656 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 640 daily.
Skjak set a monthly record snow depth of 31.0 cm (12.2 in) on 30 October 1969.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

656 stations

656 station records on 30 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest (van Diemans Land Compa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearshape	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

656 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 401, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 30 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	401
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 30 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1969

Top 20 records on 30 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1969	Skjak, NO	monthly snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1969	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1969	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1969	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1969	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1969	Warrumbungle Post Office, AU	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Dequeen, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	La Grange, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1969	Pine Ridge (Windy), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	52 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

1799 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1969. 1969 had 656 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	471
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1