Weather Records on 20 October 1968

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1968. Highest significance: Dillon, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1968

On 20 October 1968, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 237 daily.
Dillon set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 20 October 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 20 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simojovel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Michie	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moskovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dilke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Privolskaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saittarova_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karabulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1968

Top 20 records on 20 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1968	Dillon, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Lake City 2 SE, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Ujjain, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	New Holland, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Mosdene, ZA	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	94 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb), BR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Fernandina Beach, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Elizabeth City, US	all-time rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1968	Louisburg, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1968	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1968	Malvern, GB	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1968	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 244 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	216
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1