Weather Records on 24 November 1968

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 November 1968. Highest significance: Izana, ES.

Key Facts for 24 November 1968

On 24 November 1968, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 268 daily.
Izana set a daily record precipitation of 296.6 mm (11.7 in) on 24 November 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 24 November 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 November 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	296.6 mm (11.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jutai (Jatoba de Sta.Barbara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windy Hill No.2	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtle Bank (Lanoma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iramuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 24 November 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 24 November 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 November 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 273.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 November 1968

Top 20 records on 24 November 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1968	Izana, ES	daily rain	296.6 mm (11.7 in)	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1968	Jutai (Jatoba de Sta.Barbara), BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1968	Rushville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1968	Uniao, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Virden, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Gaspe, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Garden Valley, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	S.Joao Do Piaui, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Greenfield, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Bom Conselho, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Hallock, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1968	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 271 records.

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

Records on 11-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1812	1
1824	2
1831	1
1836	1
1838	1
1841	1
1846	1
1852	2
1853	1
1856	2
1858	3
1863	1
1865	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	6
1892	3
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	12
1903	8
1904	15
1905	17
1906	19
1907	14
1908	53
1909	30
1910	9
1911	47
1912	24
1913	26
1914	64
1915	20
1916	97
1917	110
1918	18
1919	43
1920	21
1921	60
1922	66
1923	164
1924	261
1925	132
1926	107
1927	410
1928	110
1929	226
1930	368
1931	945
1932	186
1933	211
1934	100
1935	221
1936	216
1937	302
1938	778
1939	234
1940	439
1941	166
1942	490
1943	192
1944	418
1945	226
1946	368
1947	745
1948	459
1949	487
1950	1,821
1951	627
1952	762
1953	280
1954	315
1955	621
1956	732
1957	282
1958	650
1959	665
1960	318
1961	660
1962	299
1963	351
1964	330
1965	1,334
1966	840
1967	294
1968	271
1969	284
1970	1,493
1971	836
1972	633
1973	1,513
1974	434
1975	844
1976	412
1977	1,071
1978	703
1979	1,458
1980	1,053
1981	910
1982	1,223
1983	1,370
1984	1,074
1985	2,300
1986	713
1987	781
1988	904
1989	1,005
1990	1,031
1991	928
1992	1,515
1993	2,296
1994	792
1995	956
1996	1,232
1997	489
1998	893
1999	1,202
2000	705
2001	1,808
2002	755
2003	1,166
2004	1,255
2005	1,115
2006	992
2007	1,001
2008	777
2009	889
2010	1,626
2011	1,046
2012	370
2013	1,155
2014	1,016
2015	493
2016	452
2017	1,526
2018	535
2019	323
2020	391
2021	451
2022	378
2023	554
2024	755
2025	453

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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	223
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1