Weather Records on 11 March 1969

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1969. Highest significance: Spokane Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1969

On 11 March 1969, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 669 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Spokane Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 11 March 1969.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 11 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alberrie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yanga (Warne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denial Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bungarby (Merambego)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 332, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 337, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 11 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	332
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	337
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 11 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 23, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

864 broken records

Margins by which the 864 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1969

Top 20 records on 11 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1969	Tarcoola, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1969	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Alberrie Creek, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Raywood, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Nundroo, AU	all-time rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Yanga (Warne), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Nundroo (Colona), AU	all-time rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Milford, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1969	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	46 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

1793 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 1,093 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	824
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1