Weather Records on 8 July 1968

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1968. Highest significance: Simlapal, IN.

Key Facts for 8 July 1968

On 8 July 1968, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 528 daily.
Simlapal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 364.2 mm (14.3 in) on 8 July 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 8 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	364.2 mm (14.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanbad Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	225.4 mm (8.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katon-Karagaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pachhar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ordynskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 8 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 7, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1968

Top 20 records on 8 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1968	Simlapal, IN	all-time rain	364.2 mm (14.3 in)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	45 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1968	Silda Belpahari, IN	monthly rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1968	Suri, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1968	Kundahit, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Agartala, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Tundi, IN	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Ridder, KZ	all-time rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Tenindewa, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Dhanbad Obsy, IN	daily rain	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Pachamba, IN	daily rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Berhampore, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Dehri, IN	daily rain	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Kochki, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Guaraciaba Do Norte, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Rajauli, IN	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Inza, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Kamen-Na-Obi, RU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1968	Assobani, IN	daily rain	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	42 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 540 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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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	390
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1