Weather Records on 7 July 1968

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1968. Highest significance: Jardim de Angicos, BR.

Key Facts for 7 July 1968

On 7 July 1968, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 611 daily.
Jardim de Angicos set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 7 July 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 7 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 7 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1968

Top 20 records on 7 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1968	Jardim de Angicos, BR	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Baturite, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Kamloops, CA	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Gohad, IN	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	138.1 mm (5.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Mossoro, BR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Teonthar, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Quartzsite, US	daily low max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Shahpur, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Mundau, BR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Valdez WSO, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Iraucuba, BR	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Garotha, IN	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Indio Fire STN, US	monthly low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Ft Davis, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Galesburg, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Gatesville, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1968	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	36 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 624 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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	470
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1