Weather Records on 19 October 1968

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1968. Highest significance: Marion, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1968

On 19 October 1968, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 513 daily.
Marion set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 19 October 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 19 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Mechen Dam 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kermit	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1968

Top 20 records on 19 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1968	Marion, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Hatteras, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Carrollton 3 NNE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Warren, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Monterey, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Mc Mechen Dam 13, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Palatka, US	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Clinton 2 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Marion, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Marietta Lock 1, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Catawba Hospital, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Itariri, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1968	Cadiz, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	37 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

1806 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1968. 1968 had 522 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 20	398
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1