Weather Records on 4 February 1969

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1969. Highest significance: Millinocket, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1969

On 4 February 1969, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 381 daily.
Millinocket set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 4 February 1969.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

399 stations

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

Weather records on 4 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umikoa 118	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 4 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 4 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 10, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1969

Top 20 records on 4 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1969	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Timber Creek Police, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Warmun, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Auvergne, AU	daily rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Brassua Dam, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Squa Pan Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Moosehead, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1969	Bethlehem, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	42 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

1795 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 399 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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	300
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1