Weather Records on 13 February 1968

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1968. Highest significance: Weatherford, US.

Key Facts for 13 February 1968

On 13 February 1968, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 525 daily.
Weatherford set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 13 February 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 13 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.1 mm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhny-Chir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 13 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 13 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 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

13 February 1968

Top 20 records on 13 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1968	Weatherford, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1968	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Milray Station Wrc, AU	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	The Valley, AU	monthly rain	355.1 mm (14.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Badiraguato (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Oakwood 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Nizhny-Chir, RU	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Toledo Lorenzana, ES	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Aquiraz, BR	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Hope, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Ada, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Netherton (Desert Fringe), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1968	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	37 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

1794 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 531 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	307
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	27
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3