Weather Records on 14 September 1968

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1968. Highest significance: Shahpur, IN.

Key Facts for 14 September 1968

On 14 September 1968, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 365 daily.
Shahpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 270.0 mm (10.6 in) on 14 September 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 14 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saleteka	India	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pangree	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 125.

Records on 14 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1968

Top 20 records on 14 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1968	Shahpur, IN	monthly rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Meanook, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Saleteka, IN	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Uvalde, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Wisley, GB	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Marathon, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Llano, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1968	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Umrer, IN	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Fort Frances, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Tarnaby, SE	daily low min	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Sugar City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Menard, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1968	Woodruff, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	31 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

1814 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1968. 1968 had 369 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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	273
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1