Weather Records on 23 July 1968

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1968. Highest significance: Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1968

On 23 July 1968, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 469 daily.
Princeton set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 23 July 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 23 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaisalotan	India	Record daily precipitation	188.3 mm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northbridge (Sailors Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 23 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1968

Top 20 records on 23 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1968	Princeton, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1968	Charles City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Franklin, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Riverside, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Ensay, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Winnebago, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Lakeside Rs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Windom, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Fredonia, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Cromer Golf Club, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Milan, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Hickman, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Lamoni, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Marre-Sale, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1968	Midvale, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	41 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

1794 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 480 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	346
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2