Weather Records on 20 August 1968

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1968. Highest significance: Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU.

Key Facts for 20 August 1968

On 20 August 1968, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 800 daily.
Darlington Point (Tubbo) set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 20 August 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 20 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cummings	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 252, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 20 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	252
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 62, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1968

Top 20 records on 20 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1968	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1968	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Baseri, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Richfield, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Petoskey, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Hollister, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Cummings, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Shubuta, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Bari, IN	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Elko Rgnl AP, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1968	Goilkera, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	38 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

1797 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1968. 1968 had 862 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 10	623
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2