Weather Records on 25 September 1968

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1968. Highest significance: Budgeree East (Claremont), AU.

Key Facts for 25 September 1968

On 25 September 1968, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 293 daily.
Budgeree East (Claremont) set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 25 September 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

300 stations

300 station records on 25 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1968

Top 20 records on 25 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1968	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Irara, BR	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Buxa, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Stensele, SE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1968	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Weatherford, US	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Umea, SE	daily low max	5.7 C (42.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Tarnaby, SE	daily low min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1968	Kosch-Agach, RU	monthly low min	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	28 years	29 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

1825 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1968. 1968 had 300 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	232
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1