Weather Records on 7 August 1968

600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1968. Highest significance: St Peter, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1968

On 7 August 1968, 600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 579 daily.
St Peter set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.9 mm (8.6 in) on 7 August 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

600 stations

600 station records on 7 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Navsari	India	Record daily precipitation	188.3 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	243.2 mm (9.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hausstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Fs Fc 120	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	179.2 mm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

600 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 7 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 182.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1968

Top 20 records on 7 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1968	St Peter, US	all-time rain	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1968	Metten, DE	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1968	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1968	Elberta, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1968	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1968	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	all-time rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Olpad, IN	daily rain	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Navsari, IN	daily rain	188.3 mm (7.4 in)	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Taos, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Songadh, IN	daily rain	243.2 mm (9.6 in)	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Hausstein, DE	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Ilav, IN	all-time rain	319.0 mm (12.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Rusel-Irlmoos, DE	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Youngs Siding, AU	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1968	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	62 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

1808 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1968. 1968 had 600 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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 25	421
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1