Weather Records on 3 November 1968

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1968. Highest significance: Wangerooge, DE.

Key Facts for 3 November 1968

On 3 November 1968, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 450 daily.
Wangerooge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.7 mm (1.5 in) on 3 November 1968.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 3 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shingle Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1968

Top 20 records on 3 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1968	Wangerooge, DE	monthly rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1968	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1968	Sullivan, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Merced, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Elliott, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Denair 3 NNE, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Lodi, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Sand Pass, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Camp Pardee, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Madera, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Livermore, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Carthage, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1968	Riva, IT	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68 years	41 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

1821 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1968. 1968 had 471 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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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	422
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1