Weather Records on 1 April 1968

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1968. Highest significance: Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 April 1968

On 1 April 1968, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 373 daily.
Van Staadens (Rsv) set a daily record precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 1 April 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

377 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro Trtmt Plt E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Addison Dam 45	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Penugondapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1968

Top 20 records on 1 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1968	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Webster Springs, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Crownpoint, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Hailey 3 NNW, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Gouverneur 3 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1968	Owensboro Trtmt Plt E, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Wagoner, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Olds, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1968	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	30 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

1803 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1968. 1968 had 377 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	299
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2