Weather Records on 23 October 1968

175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1968. Highest significance: Papkuil, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 October 1968

On 23 October 1968, 175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 170 daily.
Papkuil set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 23 October 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

175 stations

175 station records on 23 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olifantshoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alta Lake 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ridder	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nukus	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatlayoko Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bicura	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

175 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

153 broken records

Margins by which the 153 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1968

Top 20 records on 23 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1968	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1968	Goedemoed (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1968	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1968	Karesuando, SE	daily low min	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1968	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1968	Olifantshoek (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1968	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Umea, SE	daily low max	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	82 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Riksgransen, SE	daily low min	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Alta Lake 2, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Ridder, KZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Tromso, NO	monthly low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Pahala 21, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Arcadia, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1968	Sihccajavri, NO	daily low min	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	41 years	26 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

1795 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 175 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 10	127
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1