Weather Records on 1 July 1968

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1968. Highest significance: William Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 1 July 1968

On 1 July 1968, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 388 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 638 daily.
William Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 1 July 1968.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

721 stations

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

Weather records on 1 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makuschino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ernabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 82, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1968

Top 20 records on 1 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1968	William Creek, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1968	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1968	Marree (Witchelina), AU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1968	Edwards Creek, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Karmala, IN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Erldunda, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Kayballup, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Makuschino, RU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Karjat, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Sheffield, GB	all-time high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Gabriels, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Durham, GB	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Montrose #2, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1968	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	11 years	41 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 721 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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Data for records on 1968-07-01: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	457
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1