Weather Records on 11 March 1968

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1968. Highest significance: Zugspitze, DE.

Key Facts for 11 March 1968

On 11 March 1968, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 495 daily.
Zugspitze set a daily record precipitation of 47.4 mm (1.9 in) on 11 March 1968.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 11 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Cora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 11 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 11 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 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

11 March 1968

Top 20 records on 11 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1968	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Llano, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Floresta, BR	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Menard, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Sabinal, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Maxwell 3 NW, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Uvalde, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Apache, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Georgetown, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Paint Rock, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Paint Rock, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Acude Gargalheiras, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Miami, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Verma, NO	all-time snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1968	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	42 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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 519 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	392
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1