Weather Records on 18 September 1968

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1968. Highest significance: Orai, IN.

Key Facts for 18 September 1968

On 18 September 1968, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 749 daily.
Orai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 222.3 mm (8.8 in) on 18 September 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 18 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	430.0 mm (16.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Majgahan Hansraj	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 18 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 18 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 749.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1968

Top 20 records on 18 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1968	Orai, IN	monthly rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	66 years	75 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1968	Pichhore(Dabra), IN	monthly rain	430.0 mm (16.9 in)	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Kunch, IN	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Walnut, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Majgahan Hansraj, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Oregon City, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Elba, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Rath, IN	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Jalaun, IN	monthly rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Belleview 2 E, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Colfax, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Osijek, HR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Kustanai, KZ	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Marshall, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1968	Kamasin, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	40 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

1803 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1968. 1968 had 763 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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 25	624
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1