Weather Records on 6 July 1968

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1968. Highest significance: Imperial, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 1968

On 6 July 1968, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 712 daily.
Imperial set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 6 July 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 6 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	430.0 mm (16.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Avelino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karabutak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Camara (Baixa Verde)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo Do Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jarcevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gravata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 249.

Records on 6 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1968

Top 20 records on 6 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1968	Imperial, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1968	Pichhore(Dabra), IN	all-time rain	430.0 mm (16.9 in)	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	16 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1968	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1968	Lencois, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1968	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Ipira (Camisao), BR	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Recanto, BR	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Nueva Rosita, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Pedro Avelino, BR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Nurnberg-Buchenbuehl, DE	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Karabutak, KZ	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Blue, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Joao Camara (Baixa Verde), BR	monthly rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Burnet, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Ft Davis, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1968	Ceara-Mirim, BR	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 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 739 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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 20	584
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1