Weather Records on 10 April 1969

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1969. Highest significance: Macon 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 1969

On 10 April 1969, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 530 daily.
Macon 2 NE set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 10 April 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 10 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miraj Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shakhrinau	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ura-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falkville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1969

Top 20 records on 10 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1969	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1969	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1969	Hernando, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1969	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Goedehoop, ZA	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Gannapan, ZA	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Simlapal, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Coffeeville, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Union City, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Klipplaat, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Louisville, US	all-time rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Miraj Obsy, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Shakhrinau, TJ	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Carsanga, TM	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1969	Senatobia, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 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 545 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	470
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1