Weather Records on 14 October 1968

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1968. Highest significance: Snake Creek Powerhouse, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 1968

On 14 October 1968, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 910 daily.
Snake Creek Powerhouse set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 14 October 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 14 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sento SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Pedro (Manaca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bear River Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Rio Do Peixe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 910.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1968

Top 20 records on 14 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1968	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1968	Silver Lake Brighton, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Oeiras, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Jaicos, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Ibotirama (Jardinopolis), BR	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Sento SE, BR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Simplicio Mendes, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Petrolina, BR	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Jackson, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1968	Barra de Sao Pedro (Manaca), BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	40 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 942 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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	739
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1