Weather Records on 18 June 1968

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1968. Highest significance: Challa, AU.

Key Facts for 18 June 1968

On 18 June 1968, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 525 daily.
Challa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 18 June 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 18 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Illgiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woogalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cogla Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 377.

Records on 18 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1968

Top 20 records on 18 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1968	Challa, AU	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Boogardie, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Meka Station, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Polur, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Wanarie, AU	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1968	Manfred, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Meeline Station, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Wooleen, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Judal Station, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Illgiddy, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1968	Cue, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	55 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

1800 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1968. 1968 had 556 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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Data for records on 1968-06-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	415
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2