Weather Records on 10 January 1968

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1968. Highest significance: Sausar, IN.

Key Facts for 10 January 1968

On 10 January 1968, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Sausar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 10 January 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 10 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vieta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	314.7 mm (12.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 483, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 10 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	483
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 10 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

950 broken records

Margins by which the 950 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1968

Top 20 records on 10 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1968	Sausar, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1968	Mapleton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1968	Belaringar Station, AU	monthly rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1968	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1968	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1968	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1968	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Goomboorian, AU	monthly rain	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Grenada, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Imbil Forestry, AU	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Plain View, AU	monthly rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Cedartown, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Chhuikhadan, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1968	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	49 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

1799 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1968. 1968 had 1,072 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 200	942
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1