Weather Records on 1 April 1969

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1969. Highest significance: Brookings 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1969

On 1 April 1969, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 525 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a monthly record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 1 April 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

611 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo Do Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odzun	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vaucluse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 1 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 1 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 86, daily 525.

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 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1969

Top 20 records on 1 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1969	Wahpeton 3 N, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1969	Bottineau, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1969	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1969	North Bay, CA	monthly snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	8 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1969	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Sheldon, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Fessenden, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Saint Johnsbury, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Flamengo, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Crystal Falls, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Teberda, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Ouro Branco (Manairama), BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	St Tite, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1969	Miraima, BR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	43 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

1803 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1969. 1969 had 611 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	480
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2