Weather Records on 18 July 1968

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1968. Highest significance: Mana 1026, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 1968

On 18 July 1968, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 987 daily.
Mana 1026 set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 18 July 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 18 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blacoveschenka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parabel'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 705.

Records on 18 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	705
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1968

Top 20 records on 18 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1968	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1968	Sterling, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Mascot, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Kapuskasing A, CA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Riva, IT	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Temora Research Station, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Malvan, IN	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15 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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 998 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1968-07-18: 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	629
10 to 20	163
20 to 30	58
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1