Weather Records on 4 April 1969

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1969. Highest significance: Brakpan, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 April 1969

On 4 April 1969, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 407 daily.
Brakpan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 4 April 1969.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

424 stations

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

Weather records on 4 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.3 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pederneiras (Cpef) D5-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 4 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 4 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 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

4 April 1969

Top 20 records on 4 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1969	Brakpan, ZA	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1969	Hickman, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Fairmont, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Perpignan, FR	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Fessenden, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	York, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Syracuse, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Lincoln College View, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Miller, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1969	Stratton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 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

1794 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 424 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1969-04-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	3