Weather Records on 30 September 1968

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1968. Highest significance: Forbes (Camp Street), AU.

Key Facts for 30 September 1968

On 30 September 1968, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 425 daily.
Forbes (Camp Street) set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 30 September 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 30 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arzgir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
B.K.Pet	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hausstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maddur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 30 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1968

Top 20 records on 30 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1968	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Sailana, IN	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Maristova, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Arzgir, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Harda, IN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	B.K.Pet, IN	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Chintamani, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Beito, NO	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Hausstein, DE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Allakaket, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1968	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1968	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 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

1806 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1968. 1968 had 449 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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	373
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1