Weather Records on 9 April 1969

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1969. Highest significance: Murraysburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 April 1969

On 9 April 1969, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 865 daily.
Murraysburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 9 April 1969.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 9 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vleiplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grobelershoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sylvan Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leme (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 543, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 9 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	543
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 9 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1969

Top 20 records on 9 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1969	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 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)
9 April 1969	Karkal, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1969	Dunmurray, ZA	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1969	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1969	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Koegasbrug, ZA	all-time rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Campbell (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Sagar, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Bosduiwekop, ZA	all-time rain	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Belmont (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Houma, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Collie, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Lambton, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Vleiplaas, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Marydale (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Grobelershoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1969	Sylvan Loch, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	48 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

1793 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 898 records.

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

Records on 04-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1800	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	2
1815	1
1818	1
1839	1
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1869	1
1871	2
1873	1
1877	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	8
1903	12
1904	15
1905	21
1906	20
1907	21
1908	28
1909	25
1910	19
1911	21
1912	51
1913	16
1914	41
1915	89
1916	85
1917	105
1918	29
1919	67
1920	56
1921	114
1922	140
1923	79
1924	353
1925	129
1926	83
1927	260
1928	395
1929	402
1930	430
1931	193
1932	119
1933	320
1934	310
1935	398
1936	151
1937	172
1938	378
1939	282
1940	214
1941	297
1942	432
1943	752
1944	564
1945	1,055
1946	335
1947	174
1948	365
1949	179
1950	750
1951	304
1952	578
1953	638
1954	239
1955	484
1956	371
1957	502
1958	294
1959	634
1960	623
1961	879
1962	344
1963	390
1964	645
1965	651
1966	466
1967	743
1968	669
1969	898
1970	489
1971	576
1972	1,200
1973	1,695
1974	972
1975	968
1976	347
1977	1,693
1978	921
1979	855
1980	911
1981	785
1982	1,923
1983	1,170
1984	904
1985	1,424
1986	620
1987	604
1988	737
1989	1,402
1990	888
1991	1,545
1992	641
1993	687
1994	511
1995	1,296
1996	1,547
1997	2,686
1998	1,018
1999	1,848
2000	997
2001	1,947
2002	590
2003	1,781
2004	572
2005	998
2006	603
2007	1,412
2008	1,029
2009	802
2010	652
2011	1,480
2012	640
2013	1,245
2014	592
2015	664
2016	974
2017	759
2018	1,306
2019	716
2020	916
2021	642
2022	574
2023	512
2024	1,093
2025	530
2026	517

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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	796
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1