Weather Records on 26 June 1968

1,268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1968. Highest significance: Streaky Bay, AU.

Key Facts for 26 June 1968

On 26 June 1968, 1,268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,237 daily.
Streaky Bay set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 June 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,268 stations

1,268 station records on 26 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Romeo 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chandada Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Lake 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,268 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 431, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 434.

Records on 26 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	431
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 1,237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,052 broken records

Margins by which the 1,052 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1968

Top 20 records on 26 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1968	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1968	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1968	Yardea, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1968	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	all-time rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1968	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1968	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1968	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Pontiac Wwtp, US	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Rumbalara, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Iron Knob, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Gohad, IN	monthly rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Lock (Terre), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Wudinna, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Romeo 1 N, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Warramboo, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Kimba (Yeltana), AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	all-time rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1968	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	51 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 1,268 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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	889
10 to 20	90
20 to 30	47
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1