Weather Records on 11 September 1968

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 1968. Highest significance: Spring Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 11 September 1968

On 11 September 1968, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 810 daily.
Spring Creek Station set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 11 September 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 11 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whitney Point Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 429.

Records on 11 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 1968

Top 20 records on 11 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1968	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1968	Whitney Point Lake, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1968	Niagara Falls, CA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Hull, GB	all-time rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Newark, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Mays Point Lock 25, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Hanover, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Greene, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Kleve, DE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Cayuga Lock #1, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Susquehanna, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Lockport 2SE, US	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1968	Hull, GB	all-time rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	59 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

1809 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1968. 1968 had 835 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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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	594
10 to 20	69
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	1