Weather Records on 5 April 1969

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1969. Highest significance: Tunnsjo, NO.

Key Facts for 5 April 1969

On 5 April 1969, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 488 daily.
Tunnsjo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 5 April 1969.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 5 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krasno-Armeysk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shingle Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americana (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tlachichuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 5 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 5 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1969

Top 20 records on 5 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1969	Tunnsjo, NO	monthly rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1969	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Griffiss AFB, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Krasno-Armeysk, KZ	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Iguape, BR	daily rain	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Scott City 13 N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Charleston, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Le Grand, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Namdalseid, NO	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Santiago, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1969	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 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

1809 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1969. 1969 had 498 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1969-04-05: 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 100	419
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1