Weather Records on 10 April 1968

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1968. Highest significance: Gustavus, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 1968

On 10 April 1968, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 494 daily.
Gustavus set a monthly record daily snowfall of 18.8 cm (7.4 in) on 10 April 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 10 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Salinas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	239.0 cm (94.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winters 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canna 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 10 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 10 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1968

Top 20 records on 10 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1968	Gustavus, US	monthly snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Tharsa, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Blue River North, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Wialcutting, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Culver City, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Encinal, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1968	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1968	Washburn, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1968	Buxton, GB	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1968	Snowville, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	47 years	32 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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 498 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 100	409
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1