Weather Records on 7 May 1968

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1968. Highest significance: Holmogadd A, SE.

Key Facts for 7 May 1968

On 7 May 1968, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 442 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 729 daily.
Holmogadd A set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 7 May 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 7 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olivedos (Sao Francisco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Soure	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 411, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	411
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1968

Top 20 records on 7 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1968	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1968	Meruoca, BR	monthly rain	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Quinter, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Independencia, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Alexandria, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Magadan, RU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Mowbray, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Parambu, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Touros, BR	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Mae Dagua de Dentro, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Acude Sao Vicente, BR	all-time rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Ibiapaba, BR	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Recanto, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Ponca City, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1968	Weatherford, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	41 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

1795 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 756 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 10	523
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2