Weather Records on 6 September 1968

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1968. Highest significance: Ai-Petri, UA.

Key Facts for 6 September 1968

On 6 September 1968, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 485 daily.
Ai-Petri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 186.0 mm (7.3 in) on 6 September 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 6 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klepinino	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 6 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1968

Top 20 records on 6 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1968	Ai-Petri, UA	monthly rain	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1968	Angermunde, DE	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1968	Carlisle, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1968	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Arendtsville, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Klepinino, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Thomasville, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Everett, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Le Roy, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Glomfjord, NO	monthly high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	McKeesport, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1968	Almaty, KZ	daily low min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	50 years	36 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

1794 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 512 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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 20	394
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1