Weather Records on 11 July 1968

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1968. Highest significance: Lalsot, IN.

Key Facts for 11 July 1968

On 11 July 1968, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 468 daily.
Lalsot set a daily record precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 11 July 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 11 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sajjangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	356.2 mm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthuna	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbahera	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.7 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress Dam 48	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 11 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 8, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1968

Top 20 records on 11 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1968	Lalsot, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1968	Shahpur, IN	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1968	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1968	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1968	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1968	Beawar Nayanagar, IN	monthly rain	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Sajjangarh, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Sambhar, IN	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Nagaur (Nagore ), IN	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Lois River Dam, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Cedral, MX	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Sawai Madhopur, IN	all-time rain	356.2 mm (14.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Corona, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Taloda, IN	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Kazan, RU	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Merta City, IN	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Bhim (Dawer), IN	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1968	Sandbackshult, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 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

1813 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1968. 1968 had 482 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	359
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3