Weather Records on 24 April 1968

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1968. Highest significance: Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE.

Key Facts for 24 April 1968

On 24 April 1968, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 408 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 876 daily.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 24 April 1968.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 24 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scranton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Jerome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 252, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	252
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1968

Top 20 records on 24 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1968	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1968	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1968	St Tite, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	St Fereol, CA	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Montreal/St-Hubert A, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Roxbury, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	New Milford, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Albany, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Sorel, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Farnham, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Macdonald College, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1968	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	45 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

1799 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1968. 1968 had 897 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	751
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1