Weather Records on 18 October 1968

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1968. Highest significance: Kingstree, US.

Key Facts for 18 October 1968

On 18 October 1968, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 720 daily.
Kingstree set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 18 October 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 18 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 18 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 18 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1968

Top 20 records on 18 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1968	Kingstree, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Sibley, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Taipak, KZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Britton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Dillon, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Wadena 3 S, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Zavetnoe, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Hinckley, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Campbell, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1968	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 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 737 records.

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

Records on 10-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1799	1
1806	1
1807	1
1810	1
1811	2
1817	1
1832	1
1835	1
1836	1
1843	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	2
1877	2
1879	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1897	6
1898	5
1899	12
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	12
1905	27
1906	17
1907	11
1908	44
1909	23
1910	50
1911	22
1912	12
1913	26
1914	52
1915	12
1916	64
1917	109
1918	24
1919	31
1920	87
1921	87
1922	59
1923	114
1924	151
1925	153
1926	149
1927	309
1928	316
1929	190
1930	507
1931	350
1932	446
1933	264
1934	222
1935	360
1936	483
1937	671
1938	536
1939	475
1940	532
1941	240
1942	332
1943	844
1944	264
1945	398
1946	355
1947	965
1948	1,128
1949	665
1950	996
1951	325
1952	394
1953	678
1954	621
1955	403
1956	578
1957	220
1958	407
1959	246
1960	612
1961	362
1962	252
1963	492
1964	311
1965	1,066
1966	613
1967	405
1968	737
1969	789
1970	501
1971	1,199
1972	1,581
1973	789
1974	746
1975	779
1976	1,326
1977	533
1978	545
1979	555
1980	1,024
1981	680
1982	654
1983	684
1984	1,331
1985	831
1986	344
1987	518
1988	733
1989	1,196
1990	1,043
1991	999
1992	1,295
1993	1,051
1994	1,296
1995	1,227
1996	795
1997	1,240
1998	1,323
1999	773
2000	823
2001	818
2002	878
2003	1,097
2004	1,156
2005	755
2006	1,328
2007	1,298
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	736
2012	741
2013	430
2014	690
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	367

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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	593
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1