Weather Records on 23 September 1968

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1968. Highest significance: Heerde, NL.

Key Facts for 23 September 1968

On 23 September 1968, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 470 daily.
Heerde set a daily record precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 23 September 1968.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 23 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 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

23 September 1968

Top 20 records on 23 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1968	Heerde, NL	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1968	Milaca, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Cumberland, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Danbury, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	River Falls, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Raichur, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Cherokee, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Pitea, SE	daily low max	2.1 C (35.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Haparanda, SE	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Amery, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1968	Alpine, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 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 481 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	307
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	3