Weather Records on 30 October 1968

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1968. Highest significance: Godegard, SE.

Key Facts for 30 October 1968

On 30 October 1968, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 534 daily.
Godegard set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 30 October 1968.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 30 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1968

Top 20 records on 30 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1968	Godegard, SE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1968	Derbent, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Rangia, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Atyrau, KZ	monthly low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Ristna, EE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Uralsk, KZ	monthly low min	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Monroe, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Uil, KZ	monthly low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Astrakan, RU	monthly low min	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Clover Valley, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Concordia ASOS, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1968	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1968	Malvern, GB	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1968	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1968	Boras, SE	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1968	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	29 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

1799 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1968. 1968 had 555 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	407
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1