Weather Records on 15 October 1968

1,111 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1968. Highest significance: Bom Conselho, BR.

Key Facts for 15 October 1968

On 15 October 1968, 1,111 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
689 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,034 daily.
Bom Conselho set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 15 October 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,111 stations

1,111 station records on 15 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Castledene	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macajuba (Capivari)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada Real	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,111 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 559, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	559
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1968

Top 20 records on 15 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1968	Bom Conselho, BR	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1968	Castledene, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Macajuba (Capivari), BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Mylor, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Garland 1 NE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Dodge City, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Barra, BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Primghar, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	New London, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Malhada Real, BR	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Hampton, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Lewiston, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Britt 3E, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Northwood, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	New Hampton, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1968	Norton 9SSE, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	38 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

1794 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 1,111 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 100	850
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1