Weather Records on 10 August 1968

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1968. Highest significance: Gove 4W, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1968

On 10 August 1968, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 771 daily.
Gove 4W set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 10 August 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 10 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaka	India	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 408.

Records on 10 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1968

Top 20 records on 10 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1968	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1968	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1968	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1968	Minden, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1968	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Idaho City, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Salida, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Worland, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Bizana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Hawthorne, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Greenfield, US	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1968	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	48 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

1814 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1968. 1968 had 784 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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Data for records on 1968-08-10: 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	594
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1