Weather Records on 14 March 1968

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1968. Highest significance: Jammalamadugu, IN.

Key Facts for 14 March 1968

On 14 March 1968, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 633 daily.
Jammalamadugu set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 14 March 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 14 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Udaipura	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hughes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 14 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 14 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1968

Top 20 records on 14 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1968	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1968	Udaipura, IN	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1968	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Forrest Aero, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Gangapur Sahara, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Gadarwara, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Hana 354, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Hughes, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1968	Wilsons Patch, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	36 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

1810 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1968. 1968 had 645 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	526
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1