Weather Records on 13 April 1968

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1968. Highest significance: Grass Range, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1968

On 13 April 1968, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 713 daily.
Grass Range set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 13 April 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 13 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 13 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 13 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1968

Top 20 records on 13 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1968	Grass Range, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Pachena Point, CA	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Atikokan Cli, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Tacaratu, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Faith, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	New England, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Ft Benton, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Beulah, US	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Annex Creek, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1968	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 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

1798 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1968. 1968 had 739 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	583
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1