Weather Records on 14 July 1968

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1968. Highest significance: Lawn Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 14 July 1968

On 14 July 1968, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 526 daily.
Lawn Hill set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 14 July 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 14 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 264.

Records on 14 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1968

Top 20 records on 14 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1968	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1968	Willeroo, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1968	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1968	Mathura, IN	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 July 1968	Oombulgurri, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Auvergne, AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Victoria River Downs, AU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Presa Parral, MX	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Katherine Council, AU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Hassanpur, IN	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Camargo (Smn), MX	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Ojo Caliente, MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Grafton, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Solon Springs, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1968	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 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

1802 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 553 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1968-07-14: 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 10	362
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	3