Weather Records on 3 April 1968

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1968. Highest significance: Lulea-Bergnaset, SE.

Key Facts for 3 April 1968

On 3 April 1968, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 437 daily.
Lulea-Bergnaset set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 April 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 3 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1968

Top 20 records on 3 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1968	Lulea-Bergnaset, SE	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Lulea, SE	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Green Rvr, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	White Lake, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Esengyly, TM	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Erick, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Geary, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Madrid, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1968	Kingman, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	38 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

1815 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1968. 1968 had 446 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	314
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1