Weather Records on 20 March 1969

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1969. Highest significance: Le Mars, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1969

On 20 March 1969, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 356 daily.
Le Mars set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 20 March 1969.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 20 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia O.S.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Biddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tapera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 20 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 20 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1969

Top 20 records on 20 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1969	Le Mars, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1969	Chomu, IN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1969	Long Lake Dam, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1969	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Muzaffarpur, IN	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Kolaghat, IN	monthly rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Alton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Faribault, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Marquette, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Sibley, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Winnebago, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1969	Centerville 6 SE, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	64 years	44 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

1808 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1969. 1969 had 374 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 50	299
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1