Weather Records on 2 April 1969

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

Key Facts for 2 April 1969

On 2 April 1969, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 385 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 2 April 1969.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 2 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Troitsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shamakhy	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdamir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Semenovka	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fantan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Riacho Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hopes Advance	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 2 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 2 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1969

Top 20 records on 2 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1969	Troitsk, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Morada Nova, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Shamakhy, AZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Kurdamir, AZ	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Magnitogorsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Clark, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Semenovka, AM	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Semej, KZ	monthly low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Coruripe, BR	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	35 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

1815 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1969. 1969 had 416 records.

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

Records on 04-02 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1819	1
1830	1
1841	1
1843	1
1848	2
1852	2
1855	2
1856	1
1872	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1897	5
1898	1
1899	5
1900	12
1901	3
1902	2
1903	12
1904	12
1905	15
1906	7
1907	20
1908	13
1909	14
1910	22
1911	40
1912	25
1913	29
1914	64
1915	28
1916	67
1917	65
1918	68
1919	52
1920	62
1921	80
1922	21
1923	105
1924	303
1925	128
1926	205
1927	226
1928	271
1929	203
1930	162
1931	474
1932	455
1933	157
1934	266
1935	449
1936	1,239
1937	142
1938	279
1939	265
1940	568
1941	276
1942	172
1943	323
1944	532
1945	1,161
1946	983
1947	373
1948	452
1949	437
1950	436
1951	307
1952	307
1953	386
1954	610
1955	311
1956	834
1957	486
1958	553
1959	1,145
1960	414
1961	701
1962	459
1963	1,391
1964	806
1965	594
1966	492
1967	809
1968	391
1969	416
1970	1,325
1971	484
1972	467
1973	647
1974	808
1975	1,679
1976	592
1977	669
1978	711
1979	780
1980	567
1981	952
1982	1,026
1983	890
1984	1,021
1985	922
1986	751
1987	941
1988	1,084
1989	1,037
1990	1,203
1991	626
1992	1,835
1993	837
1994	492
1995	649
1996	1,080
1997	952
1998	1,060
1999	1,443
2000	860
2001	810
2002	1,272
2003	1,114
2004	893
2005	1,141
2006	794
2007	968
2008	838
2009	984
2010	1,394
2011	1,419
2012	1,515
2013	706
2014	577
2015	490
2016	661
2017	622
2018	1,439
2019	695
2020	1,127
2021	1,164
2022	577
2023	671
2024	1,044
2025	1,273
2026	780

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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	352
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1