Weather Records on 15 April 1968

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1968. Highest significance: Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 April 1968

On 15 April 1968, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 459 daily.
Jacobsdal (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 15 April 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 15 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tejucuoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kakamas Skl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drieputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1968

Top 20 records on 15 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1968	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1968	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Hobhouse 23, ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	The Cliff, ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Sweetwater, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Granja, BR	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Sheenspost, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Tweefontein, ZA	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Douglas, ZA	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Eureka, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Vazantes, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Schmidtsdrif, ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Tejucuoca, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	De Kalk, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Oorlogshoek, ZA	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Rooisloot, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1968	Dewetsdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 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 476 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	406
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1