Weather Records on 10 February 1968

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1968. Highest significance: Floraville Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 10 February 1968

On 10 February 1968, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 335 daily.
Floraville Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 10 February 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

345 stations

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

Weather records on 10 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ban Ban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatty	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St Elias	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1968

Top 20 records on 10 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1968	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Ft Grant, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Goldfield, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Mount Wilkin, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1968	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	all-time rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Canobie, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Ban Ban, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Saguache, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1968	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	29 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

1798 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1968. 1968 had 345 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	234
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1