Weather Records on 12 September 1968

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1968. Highest significance: Hano_A, SE.

Key Facts for 12 September 1968

On 12 September 1968, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 424 daily.
Hano_A set a daily record precipitation of 29.4 mm (1.2 in) on 12 September 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 12 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	295.4 mm (11.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolnisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dmanisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 12 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1968

Top 20 records on 12 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1968	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1968	Puri, IN	daily rain	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1968	Gopalpur, IN	monthly rain	295.4 mm (11.6 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Chandbali, IN	daily rain	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Woodstock, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Fulton, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Durham, GB	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Agartala, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Konni, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Bolnisi, GE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Chasm Falls, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Glenville, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1968	Dmanisi, GE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 428 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	320
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2