Weather Records on 31 March 1968

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1968. Highest significance: Dzaore, RU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1968

On 31 March 1968, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 468 daily.
Dzaore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 31 March 1968.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 31 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Breona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1968

Top 20 records on 31 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1968	Dzaore, RU	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Malin Head, IE	monthly rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	124 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Mnt Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Wien, AT	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Kiev, UA	monthly high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Spitshoek, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Uman, UA	monthly high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Oujda, MA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Mena, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Bo-Downes, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Griffiss AFB, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Glenwood, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Minsk, BY	monthly high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Kiev, UA	monthly high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1968	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1968	Minsk, BY	monthly high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1808 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1968. 1968 had 504 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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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 20	394
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1