Weather Records on 11 April 1968

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1968. Highest significance: Elk Point, CA.

Key Facts for 11 April 1968

On 11 April 1968, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 657 daily.
Elk Point set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 11 April 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

663 stations

663 station records on 11 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	237.0 cm (93.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 334, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 11 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	334
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 11 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1968

Top 20 records on 11 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1968	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Calmar, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Quiriego (Smn), MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Annex Creek, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Lloydminster, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Tafjord, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Edmonton City Centre A, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1968	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1968	Britt 3E, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1968	Northwood, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1968	Primghar, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1968	Red Oak, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1968	Pokegama Dam, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	33 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

1800 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1968. 1968 had 663 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	536
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2