Weather Records on 6 October 1968

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1968. Highest significance: Riverside, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1968

On 6 October 1968, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 574 daily.
Riverside set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 6 October 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 6 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverside	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 6 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 6 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1968

Top 20 records on 6 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1968	Riverside, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1968	Cartwright, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Liafoss, NO	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Macharla, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Hempstead, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Ramban, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Brenham, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Camden 1, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Ashwood, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1968	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1968	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1968	Dickson, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1968	Cavan, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 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

1802 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 578 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 50	489
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1