Weather Records on 31 October 1969
531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1969. Highest significance: Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU.
Key Facts for 31 October 1969
- On 31 October 1969, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 52 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 488 daily.
- Bungonia (Inverary Park) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 143.3 mm (5.6 in) on 31 October 1969.
- Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.
Record Map
531 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungonia (Inverary Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 143.3 mm (5.6 in) | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| Bungendore (Douglas) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 120.1 mm (4.7 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Blackwarry | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 104.4 mm (4.1 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Carrajung Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Kiama Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.4 mm (3.0 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Queanbeyan Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Tubbul Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Bungendore Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 130.6 mm (5.1 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Bungendore (Gidleigh) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 93.2 mm (3.7 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Mount Fairy (Merigan) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Lower Boro (Calderwood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 91.4 mm (3.6 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Madalya | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 111.8 mm (4.4 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lake Bathurst (Somerton) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 150.9 mm (5.9 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Narrawa (Hollywood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 67.3 mm (2.6 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Marulan (Arthursleigh) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 94.5 mm (3.7 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yass (Linton Hostel) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.9 mm (3.0 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Callignee South | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.4 mm (2.3 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ribeirao Bonito | Brazil | Record daily precipitation | 103.5 mm (4.1 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Menangle Jmai | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 58.7 mm (2.3 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nerriga Composite | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 124.5 mm (4.9 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Crookwell Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 78.2 mm (3.1 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Hall (Lochleigh) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 67.3 mm (2.6 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Taylors Flat (Davislea) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 58.9 mm (2.3 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.5 mm (1.8 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Berry Masonic Village | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 156.2 mm (6.1 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Chatsbury (Maryland) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 77.7 mm (3.1 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Stradbroke West (Inglenook) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.6 mm (1.5 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bloomfield | United States | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gerringong (Mayflower Village) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 121.7 mm (4.8 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nowra Treatment Works | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 158.8 mm (6.3 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Captains Flat (Foxlow St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 86.4 mm (3.4 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 89.2 mm (3.5 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Murrumburrah Old Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 44.2 mm (1.7 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 89.4 mm (3.5 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Stockinbingal General Store | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.8 mm (1.9 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ft Lauderdale | United States | Record daily precipitation | 254.0 mm (10.0 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kenny Hill | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.7 mm (2.4 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kowen Forest | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 93.7 mm (3.7 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Uriarra Forest | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Blackwood | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.4 mm (1.1 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 69.3 mm (2.7 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ainslie Tyson St | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.2 mm (3.0 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Canberra Airport Comparison | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 91.4 mm (3.6 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Canberra Forestry | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 68.6 mm (2.7 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Fairlight Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 68.6 mm (2.7 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Marulan (George St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Exeter | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.5 mm (2.6 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yass (Derringullen) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 83.3 mm (3.3 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gunning Rural Supplies | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pierces Creek Forestry | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Binalong Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bowning (Wanganui) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 85.3 mm (3.4 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Clear Lake | United States | Record daily snowfall | 22.9 cm (9.0 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| University of Queensland Gatto | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Queanbeyan (Carwoola) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 62.2 mm (2.4 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pamban | India | Record daily precipitation | 113.0 mm (4.4 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tarago (Willeroo) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 146.3 mm (5.8 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Walhalla | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 42.9 mm (1.7 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kropotkin | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yangan Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.9 mm (1.6 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
531 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 21 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 38 |
| Highest daily minimum | 31 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 44 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 369 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 19 |
| Deepest snow cover | 9 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 3 |
| monthly | 40 |
| daily | 488 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
469 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 364 |
| 20 to 40 | 58 |
| 40 to 60 | 31 |
| 60 to 80 | 8 |
| 80 to 100 | 2 |
| 100 to 120 | 3 |
| 120 to 140 | 3 |
Top 20 by Significance
31 October 1969| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 1969 | Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU | monthly rain | 143.3 mm (5.6 in) | 80.6 mm (3.2 in) | 53 years | 73 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Bungendore (Douglas), AU | monthly rain | 120.1 mm (4.7 in) | 55.1 mm (2.2 in) | 35 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Blackwarry, AU | daily rain | 104.4 mm (4.1 in) | 80.5 mm (3.2 in) | 64 years | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Carrajung Post Office, AU | daily rain | 72.4 mm (2.9 in) | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) | 64 years | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Kiama Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 75.4 mm (3.0 in) | 55.8 mm (2.2 in) | 63 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) | 46 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Tubbul Post Office, AU | daily rain | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) | 58 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Bungendore Post Office, AU | daily rain | 130.6 mm (5.1 in) | 78.5 mm (3.1 in) | 46 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU | daily rain | 93.2 mm (3.7 in) | 42.9 mm (1.7 in) | 46 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU | all-time rain | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) | 16.3 mm (0.6 in) | 44 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 31 October 1969 | Lower Boro (Calderwood), AU | daily rain | 91.4 mm (3.6 in) | 67.0 mm (2.6 in) | 46 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Madalya, AU | monthly rain | 111.8 mm (4.4 in) | 40.7 mm (1.6 in) | 16 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Lake Bathurst (Somerton), AU | all-time rain | 150.9 mm (5.9 in) | 35.3 mm (1.4 in) | 10 years | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Narrawa (Hollywood), AU | daily rain | 67.3 mm (2.6 in) | 48.2 mm (1.9 in) | 36 years | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Marulan (Arthursleigh), AU | monthly rain | 94.5 mm (3.7 in) | 41.2 mm (1.6 in) | 4 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Yass (Linton Hostel), AU | daily rain | 75.9 mm (3.0 in) | 51.8 mm (2.0 in) | 31 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Callignee South, AU | daily rain | 57.4 mm (2.3 in) | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 32 years | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Ribeirao Bonito, BR | daily rain | 103.5 mm (4.1 in) | 79.5 mm (3.1 in) | 31 years | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Menangle Jmai, AU | daily rain | 58.7 mm (2.3 in) | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 90 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 31 October 1969 | Nerriga Composite, AU | monthly rain | 124.5 mm (4.9 in) | 22.1 mm (0.9 in) | 53 years | 51 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
1805 to 1969Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1805 | 1 |
| 1811 | 2 |
| 1828 | 1 |
| 1836 | 1 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1841 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1847 | 2 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1856 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1869 | 3 |
| 1873 | 2 |
| 1875 | 2 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 6 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1896 | 10 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 21 |
| 1906 | 38 |
| 1907 | 22 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 32 |
| 1912 | 14 |
| 1913 | 39 |
| 1914 | 33 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 72 |
| 1917 | 67 |
| 1918 | 72 |
| 1919 | 112 |
| 1920 | 63 |
| 1921 | 22 |
| 1922 | 72 |
| 1923 | 359 |
| 1924 | 244 |
| 1925 | 405 |
| 1926 | 153 |
| 1927 | 183 |
| 1928 | 120 |
| 1929 | 234 |
| 1930 | 240 |
| 1931 | 178 |
| 1932 | 260 |
| 1933 | 796 |
| 1934 | 410 |
| 1935 | 981 |
| 1936 | 307 |
| 1937 | 335 |
| 1938 | 399 |
| 1939 | 415 |
| 1940 | 248 |
| 1941 | 536 |
| 1942 | 578 |
| 1943 | 213 |
| 1944 | 611 |
| 1945 | 287 |
| 1946 | 530 |
| 1947 | 371 |
| 1948 | 695 |
| 1949 | 831 |
| 1950 | 1,237 |
| 1951 | 527 |
| 1952 | 393 |
| 1953 | 303 |
| 1954 | 460 |
| 1955 | 427 |
| 1956 | 1,086 |
| 1957 | 392 |
| 1958 | 314 |
| 1959 | 484 |
| 1960 | 296 |
| 1961 | 511 |
| 1962 | 344 |
| 1963 | 631 |
| 1964 | 538 |
| 1965 | 340 |
| 1966 | 630 |
| 1967 | 748 |
| 1968 | 605 |
| 1969 | 531 |
| 1970 | 412 |
| 1971 | 992 |
| 1972 | 1,234 |
| 1973 | 581 |
| 1974 | 1,192 |
| 1975 | 827 |
| 1976 | 655 |
| 1977 | 616 |
| 1978 | 538 |
| 1979 | 1,130 |
| 1980 | 657 |
| 1981 | 497 |
| 1982 | 560 |
| 1983 | 782 |
| 1984 | 1,054 |
| 1985 | 632 |
| 1986 | 396 |
| 1987 | 1,002 |
| 1988 | 1,058 |
| 1989 | 857 |
| 1990 | 990 |
| 1991 | 3,294 |
| 1992 | 1,324 |
| 1993 | 2,926 |
| 1994 | 1,004 |
| 1995 | 1,051 |
| 1996 | 1,074 |
| 1997 | 1,553 |
| 1998 | 1,410 |
| 1999 | 997 |
| 2000 | 1,114 |
| 2001 | 1,218 |
| 2002 | 1,613 |
| 2003 | 1,167 |
| 2004 | 870 |
| 2005 | 1,048 |
| 2006 | 842 |
| 2007 | 613 |
| 2008 | 1,256 |
| 2009 | 1,030 |
| 2010 | 931 |
| 2011 | 746 |
| 2012 | 884 |
| 2013 | 623 |
| 2014 | 547 |
| 2015 | 691 |
| 2016 | 1,012 |
| 2017 | 437 |
| 2018 | 414 |
| 2019 | 2,501 |
| 2020 | 542 |
| 2021 | 469 |
| 2022 | 497 |
| 2023 | 960 |
| 2024 | 1,133 |
| 2025 | 314 |
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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.
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