Weather Records on 14 April 1968

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1968. Highest significance: Okhimath, IN.

Key Facts for 14 April 1968

On 14 April 1968, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 666 daily.
Okhimath set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 14 April 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 14 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Camara (Baixa Verde)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendencias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1968

Top 20 records on 14 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1968	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1968	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1968	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Chaukuri, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Joao Camara (Baixa Verde), BR	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Ceara-Mirim, BR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Lennoxville, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Mount Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Acude Patos, BR	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1968	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 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

1801 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1968. 1968 had 676 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 50	551
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1