Weather Records on 13 November 1968

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 November 1968. Highest significance: Bethany, US.

Key Facts for 13 November 1968

On 13 November 1968, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 787 daily.
Bethany set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 13 November 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 13 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 13 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 13 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 13 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 787.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 November 1968

Top 20 records on 13 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1968	Bethany, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1968	Renovo, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1968	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1968	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1968	Bloserville 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1968	Dansville, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1968	Elmira, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1968	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Cortland, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Freeland, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Lakeville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Westernport, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Wilkes Barre, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	New Berlin, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Le Roy, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Bennington 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Montrose, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Corning, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1968	Hollisterville, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	40 years	51 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

1795 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 818 records.

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

Records on 11-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1823	2
1825	1
1826	1
1835	2
1848	1
1852	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	4
1869	3
1870	1
1873	4
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1893	1
1894	5
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	17
1903	6
1904	14
1905	13
1906	29
1907	13
1908	9
1909	33
1910	11
1911	62
1912	30
1913	112
1914	43
1915	26
1916	162
1917	66
1918	10
1919	162
1920	88
1921	100
1922	49
1923	178
1924	188
1925	240
1926	129
1927	93
1928	213
1929	426
1930	346
1931	528
1932	357
1933	252
1934	225
1935	317
1936	292
1937	335
1938	429
1939	266
1940	1,131
1941	321
1942	116
1943	144
1944	759
1945	606
1946	566
1947	241
1948	171
1949	440
1950	321
1951	516
1952	246
1953	465
1954	282
1955	1,493
1956	262
1957	395
1958	644
1959	873
1960	397
1961	540
1962	212
1963	360
1964	618
1965	442
1966	388
1967	467
1968	818
1969	620
1970	433
1971	425
1972	1,035
1973	657
1974	658
1975	763
1976	1,219
1977	570
1978	1,014
1979	500
1980	524
1981	884
1982	1,086
1983	1,057
1984	678
1985	1,636
1986	2,629
1987	722
1988	641
1989	1,107
1990	1,155
1991	984
1992	831
1993	1,582
1994	1,091
1995	1,248
1996	1,076
1997	1,330
1998	1,168
1999	2,053
2000	1,597
2001	818
2002	609
2003	867
2004	804
2005	1,071
2006	897
2007	525
2008	768
2009	1,065
2010	1,631
2011	695
2012	507
2013	718
2014	1,591
2015	623
2016	629
2017	266
2018	1,144
2019	2,622
2020	577
2021	473
2022	1,145
2023	566
2024	364
2025	1,238

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	544
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	42
150 to 200	30
200 to 250	17
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2