Weather Records on 23 March 1969

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1969. Highest significance: Glen Boree, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1969

On 23 March 1969, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 630 daily.
Glen Boree set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 23 March 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 23 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Kingdom Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navoi	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 455, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 23 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 23 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1969

Top 20 records on 23 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1969	Glen Boree, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1969	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1969	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Penong, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Sapulpa 1W, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Coleman, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Moorna, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Antelope, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Archer City 2W, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Temple, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Nundroo, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Possum Kingdom Dam, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Bowie, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1969	Hico, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 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

1796 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 634 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	557
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2