Weather Records on 4 September 1968

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1968. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 September 1968

On 4 September 1968, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 528 daily.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 4 September 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 4 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1968

Top 20 records on 4 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1968	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Winona, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Carangola, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Longview, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Marshall, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly high max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Fulton, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Corning, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Teberda, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Hampton, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1968	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 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

1802 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 546 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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	371
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1