Weather Records on 12 November 1968

1,185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1968. Highest significance: Frostburg, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1968

On 12 November 1968, 1,185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 445 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,130 daily.
Frostburg set a monthly record daily snowfall of 42.4 cm (16.7 in) on 12 November 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,185 stations

1,185 station records on 12 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frostburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laurens	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trois Rivieres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,185 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 344, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 268, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 12 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	344
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	268
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 12 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 55, daily 1,130.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1968

Top 20 records on 12 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1968	Frostburg, US	monthly snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Monterey, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	State College, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	State College, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Shippensburg, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Solomons, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Laurens, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Mt Wx, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1968	Mount Seymour (Overton), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1968	Armagh, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1968	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1968	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	58 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

1802 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 1,185 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	834
50 to 100	99
100 to 150	56
150 to 200	32
200 to 250	20
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2