Weather Records on 4 November 1968

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1968. Highest significance: Katon-Karagaj, KZ.

Key Facts for 4 November 1968

On 4 November 1968, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 379 daily.
Katon-Karagaj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.7 mm (1.3 in) on 4 November 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 4 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katon-Karagaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 4 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 4 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1968

Top 20 records on 4 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1968	Katon-Karagaj, KZ	monthly rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1968	Huntley Exp STN, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Ballantine, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1968	Hot Springs, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Supai, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Darlington, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Bjuroklubb, SE	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Selma, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1968	Konni, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 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

1803 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1968. 1968 had 391 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 25	317
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1