Weather Records on 25 October 1968

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1968. Highest significance: Kookabookra, AU.

Key Facts for 25 October 1968

On 25 October 1968, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 370 daily.
Kookabookra set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 25 October 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 25 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathaven (Tenterfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caroda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roxbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 25 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 25 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1968

Top 20 records on 25 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1968	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1968	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 1968	Braeside, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Le Roy, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Southampton, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Strathaven (Tenterfield), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1968	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1968	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1968	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1968	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1968	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1968	Sodankyla AWS, FI	monthly low min	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1968	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	31 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

1800 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1968. 1968 had 376 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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	301
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1