Weather Records on 21 March 1968

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1968. Highest significance: Vik I Sogn III, NO.

Key Facts for 21 March 1968

On 21 March 1968, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 787 daily.
Vik I Sogn III set a daily record snow depth of 50.0 cm (19.7 in) on 21 March 1968.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 21 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Afonso Bezerra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 21 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 21 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1968

Top 20 records on 21 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1968	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1968	Karnaprayag, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1968	Rajgarh, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Perry, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Nimarana, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Afonso Bezerra, BR	daily rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Chandler, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Gulah(Gula), IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1968	Enid, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	41 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

1797 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1968. 1968 had 798 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	626
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2