Weather Records on 23 August 1968

1,384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1968. Highest significance: Bemidji, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1968

On 23 August 1968, 1,384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
710 were record highs and 355 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Bemidji set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 23 August 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,384 stations

1,384 station records on 23 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Incy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astor Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,384 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 319.

Records on 23 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 80, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,036 broken records

Margins by which the 1,036 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1968

Top 20 records on 23 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1968	Bemidji, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 August 1968	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Ninette, CA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Sundance, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Colstrip, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Miles City, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Mildred, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Mott, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Busby, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Lame Deer, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Boissevain, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Morden, CA	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Mc Minnville, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Savage, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1968	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	47 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

1802 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 1,384 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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Data for records on 1968-08-23: 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	989
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1