Weather Records on 30 July 1968

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 1968. Highest significance: Bori, IN.

Key Facts for 30 July 1968

On 30 July 1968, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 304 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 519 daily.
Bori set an all-time record daily precipitation of 253.0 mm (10.0 in) on 30 July 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 30 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bori	India	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maramsilli	India	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamunia	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paraswada	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarthi	India	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khandu	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nasrullaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kattanjhiri	India	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 30 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 1968

Top 20 records on 30 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1968	Bori, IN	all-time rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 July 1968	Pilger, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Maramsilli, IN	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Jamunia, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Bottineau, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Paraswada, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Greeley, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Bandelier Nm, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Turij Rog, RU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Piaxtla, MX	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Livny, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Austin #2, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1968	Kiev, UA	daily low max	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	86 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1968	Lecompton, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1968	Kingston, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 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

1794 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 530 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,048
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	763
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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Data for records on 1968-07-30: 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 20	365
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	4