Weather Records on 10 November 1968

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 November 1968. Highest significance: Fairfield, US.

Key Facts for 10 November 1968

On 10 November 1968, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 729 daily.
Fairfield set a monthly record daily snowfall of 12.2 cm (4.8 in) on 10 November 1968.
Across 152 earlier years (1835 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 10 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 10 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 10 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 10 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 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

10 November 1968

Top 20 records on 10 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 1968	Fairfield, US	monthly snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	72 years	78 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Osceola, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Winterset 4N, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Baku, AZ	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Bedford, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Mt Wx, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 November 1968	Mohonk Lake, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Shenandoah, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Red Oak, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Boone, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Tarkio, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Catawba Hospital, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Lumber City, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1968	Harlan, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	64 years	53 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

1835 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1835 to 1968. 1968 had 742 records.

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

Records on 11-10 in each year
Year	Records
1835	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1858	4
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1895	7
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	15
1905	4
1906	7
1907	18
1908	12
1909	20
1910	21
1911	25
1912	20
1913	68
1914	86
1915	38
1916	37
1917	80
1918	25
1919	103
1920	76
1921	114
1922	12
1923	91
1924	129
1925	127
1926	474
1927	299
1928	81
1929	211
1930	203
1931	550
1932	277
1933	611
1934	207
1935	454
1936	390
1937	236
1938	250
1939	422
1940	451
1941	392
1942	344
1943	288
1944	399
1945	895
1946	791
1947	491
1948	570
1949	830
1950	1,313
1951	291
1952	448
1953	437
1954	680
1955	676
1956	797
1957	394
1958	447
1959	230
1960	463
1961	402
1962	558
1963	301
1964	509
1965	358
1966	1,260
1967	397
1968	742
1969	516
1970	604
1971	668
1972	693
1973	957
1974	503
1975	1,348
1976	537
1977	1,088
1978	1,118
1979	1,095
1980	821
1981	1,374
1982	1,364
1983	665
1984	890
1985	1,859
1986	1,542
1987	845
1988	624
1989	1,019
1990	937
1991	1,619
1992	1,000
1993	984
1994	824
1995	1,450
1996	1,164
1997	1,234
1998	1,878
1999	1,610
2000	1,684
2001	948
2002	1,307
2003	637
2004	1,058
2005	1,298
2006	1,153
2007	684
2008	968
2009	851
2010	1,272
2011	904
2012	1,144
2013	338
2014	578
2015	969
2016	1,084
2017	612
2018	1,280
2019	599
2020	2,135
2021	469
2022	1,523
2023	574
2024	491
2025	934

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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	541
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1