Weather Records on 7 February 1968

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1968. Highest significance: Ft Yukon, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1968

On 7 February 1968, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 245 daily.
Ft Yukon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 7 February 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 7 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 7 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 7 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 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

7 February 1968

Top 20 records on 7 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1968	Ft Yukon, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1968	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1968	Hamelin Pool, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1968	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1968	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1968	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1968	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Cuitzeo, MX	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Tullahoma, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Valle de Santiago, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Gumri, AM	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Gumri, AM	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Binda Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1968	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	25 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

1803 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1968. 1968 had 249 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	205
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1