Weather Records on 4 January 1969

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1969. Highest significance: St Petersburg, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1969

On 4 January 1969, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 614 daily.
St Petersburg set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 4 January 1969.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 4 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 4 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 4 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1969

Top 20 records on 4 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1969	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Plant City, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Clearwater, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Winona, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Wairuna Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Charlevoix, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Deer Lake, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Alexandria, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1969	Tepeaca, MX	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1969	Khudjand, TJ	all-time low min	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1969	Chardzhev, TM	daily low min	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 645 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	480
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1