Weather Records on 9 November 1968

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1968. Highest significance: Asheville, US.

Key Facts for 9 November 1968

On 9 November 1968, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 664 daily.
Asheville set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 9 November 1968.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 9 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rannes Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhongir	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Stanley Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 9 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 9 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1968

Top 20 records on 9 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1968	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1968	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1968	Mitchell 2 NW, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Rock Creek, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Wasa, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Mannersley, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Moosehead, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Biloela Dpi, AU	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Blaauwkop, ZA	daily rain	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Saginaw, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Hico, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1968	Rannes Railway Station, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	42 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

1794 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 681 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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	532
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2