Weather Records on 23 April 1969

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1969. Highest significance: Midnapore, IN.

Key Facts for 23 April 1969

On 23 April 1969, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 680 daily.
Midnapore set a daily record precipitation of 61.4 mm (2.4 in) on 23 April 1969.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 23 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balecove	India	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosac Tunnel	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hausstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Killaloe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 18.

Records on 23 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1969

Top 20 records on 23 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1969	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Chesterfield, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Adams, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Balecove, IN	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Hoosac Tunnel, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	South Egremont, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Westfield, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Falls Village, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Bradford, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Mays Mill, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Burlington, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Storrs, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Vernon, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Blaine, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Southbridge 3 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Manchester, US	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1969	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 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

1800 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1969. 1969 had 705 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	537
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1