Weather Records on 28 June 1968

1,286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1968. Highest significance: Welshpool, AU.

Key Facts for 28 June 1968

On 28 June 1968, 1,286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 793 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,268 daily.
Welshpool set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 28 June 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,286 stations

1,286 station records on 28 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avangard Zernosovho	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zhalpaktal	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,286 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 434, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 359, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	434
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	359
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 1,268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,081 broken records

Margins by which the 1,081 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1968

Top 20 records on 28 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1968	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Podor, SN	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Siwan, IN	monthly rain	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1968	Pandappa Homestead, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Yatina, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Terowie, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Shahganj, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Naubatpur, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Kimba, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1968	Tarcoola (Lake Everard), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	50 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

1815 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1968. 1968 had 1,286 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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Data for records on 1968-06-28: 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	1,050
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1