Weather Records on 16 October 1968

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1968. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1968

On 16 October 1968, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 898 daily.
Hartington set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 16 October 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 16 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 89, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1968

Top 20 records on 16 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1968	Hartington, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	David City 4E, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Wymore, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Beaver, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Madison, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Central City, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Columbus 3 NE, US	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Andarai, BR	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Aurora, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Flandreau, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1968	Kingman, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1968	Osmond, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1968	Stanton, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1968	Bertrand, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1968	Wilsonville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1968	Ewing, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1968	Fullerton, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	55 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

1796 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 987 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	802
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1