Weather Records on 15 November 1968

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1968. Highest significance: Albia 3 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1968

On 15 November 1968, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 600 daily.
Albia 3 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 15 November 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 15 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalay-Khumb	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catkal River	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 15 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 15 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1968

Top 20 records on 15 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1968	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1968	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Daroca, ES	monthly rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Kalay-Khumb, TJ	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	State College, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Haparanda, SE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Houlton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Quinter, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Catkal River, KG	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1968	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 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 615 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	522
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2