Weather Records on 8 April 1969

765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1969. Highest significance: Wahpeton 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 8 April 1969

On 8 April 1969, 765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 735 daily.
Wahpeton 3 N set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 8 April 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

765 stations

765 station records on 8 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Geelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Selfridge 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soutwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kweekwa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groblershoop;Boegoeb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rheboksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

765 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1969

Top 20 records on 8 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1969	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1969	Nannup, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1969	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1969	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1969	Manjimup, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1969	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1969	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Geelkop, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Selfridge 2 NE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Schootefountain, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Boesmansberg, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Udipi, IN	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Brakboschpoort, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Lead, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1969	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	49 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

1798 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1969. 1969 had 765 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-04-08: 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	662
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1