Weather Records on 7 December 1969

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1969. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 7 December 1969

On 7 December 1969, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 926 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record low maximum temperature of -17.6 C (0.3 F) on 7 December 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 7 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	72 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 252, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 7 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	252
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 7 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1969

Top 20 records on 7 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1969	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1969	Columbus Junction, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1969	Iowa City, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1969	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1969	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Steffenville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Unionville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Freeport, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Vevay, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Tipton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Macon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1969	Usina Itatinga, BR	daily rain	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	18 years	48 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

1801 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1969. 1969 had 952 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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 100	799
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1