Weather Records on 24 March 1968

1,217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1968. Highest significance: Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1968

On 24 March 1968, 1,217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 518 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,202 daily.
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 24 March 1968.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,217 stations

1,217 station records on 24 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanga (Warne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,217 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 350, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 24 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	350
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 24 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 1,202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,061 broken records

Margins by which the 1,061 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1968

Top 20 records on 24 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1968	Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1968	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Corack East, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Kenogami, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Birchip (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Kenogami, CA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Tottington, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Litchfield, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1968	Bennington 2 NNW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 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 1,217 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1968
Margin	Records
0 to 50	993
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	5