Weather Records on 7 June 1968

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 June 1968. Highest significance: Bellary, IN.

Key Facts for 7 June 1968

On 7 June 1968, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 568 daily.
Bellary set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 7 June 1968.
Across 172 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

593 stations

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

Weather records on 7 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonua	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 7 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 June 1968

Top 20 records on 7 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 June 1968	Bellary, IN	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 June 1968	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Adoni, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Roseau, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	all-time rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Medicine Hat A, CA	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Elsenburg, ZA	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Kalyandrug, IN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Colgate, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Lake City 2 SE, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Midland, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Mayville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1968	Chester 1 SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 593 records.

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

Records on 06-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	1
1804	2
1811	1
1813	1
1826	1
1827	2
1829	1
1832	1
1837	1
1841	2
1845	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1854	3
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1883	1
1884	3
1885	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	4
1900	3
1901	12
1902	4
1903	17
1904	9
1905	17
1906	9
1907	13
1908	24
1909	13
1910	21
1911	21
1912	33
1913	23
1914	42
1915	50
1916	57
1917	285
1918	34
1919	25
1920	58
1921	181
1922	113
1923	124
1924	189
1925	284
1926	240
1927	173
1928	182
1929	116
1930	260
1931	430
1932	294
1933	824
1934	441
1935	433
1936	277
1937	304
1938	319
1939	343
1940	237
1941	534
1942	265
1943	321
1944	319
1945	709
1946	479
1947	303
1948	848
1949	271
1950	784
1951	475
1952	638
1953	483
1954	461
1955	410
1956	346
1957	233
1958	578
1959	508
1960	255
1961	528
1962	333
1963	693
1964	441
1965	391
1966	388
1967	545
1968	593
1969	447
1970	656
1971	408
1972	829
1973	592
1974	741
1975	656
1976	609
1977	1,353
1978	875
1979	614
1980	846
1981	1,259
1982	727
1983	1,296
1984	1,121
1985	1,174
1986	990
1987	1,232
1988	1,468
1989	860
1990	795
1991	1,118
1992	731
1993	1,241
1994	1,072
1995	1,239
1996	1,380
1997	1,384
1998	1,960
1999	1,084
2000	1,588
2001	909
2002	981
2003	1,044
2004	1,032
2005	1,117
2006	1,055
2007	1,369
2008	1,515
2009	1,135
2010	916
2011	1,511
2012	578
2013	772
2014	485
2015	510
2016	818
2017	509
2018	450
2019	661
2020	809
2021	789
2022	438
2023	577
2024	831
2025	652
2026	419

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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	391
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2