Weather Records on 4 October 1968

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1968. Highest significance: Darjeeling, IN.

Key Facts for 4 October 1968

On 4 October 1968, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 322 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 571 daily.
Darjeeling set a daily record precipitation of 214.6 mm (8.4 in) on 4 October 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 4 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Novomirgorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	318.6 mm (12.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jainagar	India	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maramsilli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miraj Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 4 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1968

Top 20 records on 4 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1968	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1968	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1968	Holualoa Beach 68, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Jerome, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Iron Mtn, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Snowflake, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Barh, IN	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Komisarivka, UA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Kemoo Camp 8 855, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Laredo, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Kalimpong Obsy Sr, IN	monthly rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Keams Canyon, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Jalpaiguri, IN	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Chinle, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Nowshera, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Novomirgorod, UA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Lakeside Rs, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Ganado, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Holbrook, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1968	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 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

1795 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 587 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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	427
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2