Weather Records on 16 April 1969

1,171 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1969. Highest significance: Aiken 5SE, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1969

On 16 April 1969, 1,171 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 126 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Aiken 5SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 245.9 mm (9.7 in) on 16 April 1969.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,171 stations

1,171 station records on 16 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,171 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 887, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	887
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 126, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,073 broken records

Margins by which the 1,073 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1969

Top 20 records on 16 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1969	Aiken 5SE, US	all-time rain	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Minto Surrey Street, AU	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1969	Lamar, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 1,171 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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	1,020
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1