Weather Records on 31 August 1968

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1968. Highest significance: Vestervig, DK.

Key Facts for 31 August 1968

On 31 August 1968, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 530 daily.
Vestervig set a daily record precipitation of 55.5 mm (2.2 in) on 31 August 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 31 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bassum (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iserlohn-Westig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 31 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1968

Top 20 records on 31 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1968	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1968	Husum, DE	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1968	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1968	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Nikolsk, RU	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Kr. Dithmarschen Helse, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Lennestadt-Theten, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Athens, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Bramsche, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Marathon, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Rauland, NO	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Camilla 3SE, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1968	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 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

1796 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 562 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	383
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1