Weather Records on 7 April 1969

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1969. Highest significance: Woodperry, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1969

On 7 April 1969, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 446 daily.
Woodperry set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 7 April 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 7 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Egvard	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semenovka	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1969

Top 20 records on 7 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1969	Woodperry, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Kaycee, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Balingup, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Mylor, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Irene, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Egvard, AM	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Semenovka, AM	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Pemberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1969	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	37 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

1800 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1969. 1969 had 449 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	363
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1