Weather Records on 8 September 1968

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1968. Highest significance: Kuzhithurai, IN.

Key Facts for 8 September 1968

On 8 September 1968, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 300 daily.
Kuzhithurai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 185.0 mm (7.3 in) on 8 September 1968.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 8 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhongir	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 8 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1968

Top 20 records on 8 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1968	Kuzhithurai, IN	monthly rain	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1968	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1968	Ellendale, US	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Highmore, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Parasala, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	White River, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Macharla, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Leola, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Roscoe, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Av-A-Rest, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Sullivan, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1968	Stuart, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1968	Kadiri, IN	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1968	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1968	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1968	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 308 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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	227
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1