Weather Records on 24 April 1969

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1969. Highest significance: Oregon City, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1969

On 24 April 1969, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 540 daily.
Oregon City set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 24 April 1969.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 24 April 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anatone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Acarape Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 April 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 April 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1969

Top 20 records on 24 April 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1969	Oregon City, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Parapeuna, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Anatone, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Fairview, CA	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Prineville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Moora, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	De Kroon (Irr), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1969	Fort Nelson A, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1969	High Prairie, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1969	Geluk (Irr), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1969. 1969 had 547 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	436
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2