Weather Records on 12 July 1968

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1968. Highest significance: Nawa, IN.

Key Facts for 12 July 1968

On 12 July 1968, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 447 daily.
Nawa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 457.2 mm (18.0 in) on 12 July 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 12 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	457.2 mm (18.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 12 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1968

Top 20 records on 12 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1968	Nawa, IN	all-time rain	457.2 mm (18.0 in)	260.3 mm (10.2 in)	38 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 July 1968	Lakin, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Three Lynx, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Parbatsar, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Agartala, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Hope A, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Regina Cda, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Mandsaur, IN	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Moyale, KE	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Blair, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Didwana, IN	monthly rain	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1968	Hamiota, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 466 records.

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

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 1968-07-12: 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	385
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1