Weather Records on 15 April 1969

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1969. Highest significance: Grong Grong (Berembed), AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1969

On 15 April 1969, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 547 daily.
Grong Grong (Berembed) set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 15 April 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 15 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allandale (Tingara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahroonga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 398, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1969

Top 20 records on 15 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1969	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1969	Cavan, AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Totara, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Wyanga (Barcoo), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Somerton Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Culbertson, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	The Oaks John Street, AU	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Woomargama Estate, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Athens, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Hartwell, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Vida 6 NE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1969	Tooele, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	43 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

1801 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1969. 1969 had 555 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

Download the Data

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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 20	435
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1