Weather Records on 29 June 1968

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 June 1968. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 29 June 1968

On 29 June 1968, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 409 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 732 daily.
Ganca set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.3 mm (2.8 in) on 29 June 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 29 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jouerdine South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kedabek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 29 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 June 1968

Top 20 records on 29 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1968	Ganca, AZ	monthly rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1968	Bansdih, IN	daily rain	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Jouerdine South, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Independence #1, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Jonacatepec, MX	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Akhty, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Ness City, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Kedabek, AZ	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1968	Louisville 1 E, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	38 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

1812 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1968. 1968 had 748 records.

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

Records on 06-29 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1829	1
1834	2
1835	2
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1854	1
1857	2
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	2
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	2
1899	6
1900	4
1901	10
1902	18
1903	7
1904	8
1905	22
1906	36
1907	16
1908	9
1909	19
1910	107
1911	22
1912	23
1913	73
1914	58
1915	54
1916	87
1917	45
1918	51
1919	85
1920	257
1921	74
1922	134
1923	326
1924	128
1925	135
1926	134
1927	153
1928	186
1929	185
1930	285
1931	935
1932	141
1933	590
1934	735
1935	298
1936	682
1937	344
1938	418
1939	452
1940	353
1941	396
1942	310
1943	515
1944	325
1945	604
1946	566
1947	497
1948	423
1949	409
1950	393
1951	439
1952	730
1953	322
1954	384
1955	452
1956	542
1957	572
1958	454
1959	733
1960	266
1961	374
1962	269
1963	742
1964	297
1965	407
1966	492
1967	315
1968	748
1969	561
1970	814
1971	494
1972	574
1973	730
1974	804
1975	552
1976	558
1977	664
1978	929
1979	517
1980	984
1981	807
1982	1,150
1983	1,298
1984	719
1985	925
1986	673
1987	739
1988	1,074
1989	915
1990	932
1991	1,346
1992	1,328
1993	840
1994	1,227
1995	1,101
1996	1,032
1997	1,143
1998	1,448
1999	1,147
2000	1,151
2001	625
2002	929
2003	1,014
2004	1,013
2005	1,247
2006	793
2007	935
2008	780
2009	890
2010	1,041
2011	1,171
2012	1,374
2013	900
2014	606
2015	1,119
2016	419
2017	688
2018	590
2019	732
2020	1,249
2021	1,623
2022	759
2023	486
2024	948
2025	623
2026	1,299

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Data for records on 1968-06-29: 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 50	582
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1