Weather Records on 1 December 1968

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1968. Highest significance: Waiawa 943, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1968

On 1 December 1968, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 863 daily.
Waiawa 943 set a daily record precipitation of 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 1 December 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

883 stations

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

Weather records on 1 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atchafalaya	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalay-Khumb	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.9 C (-52.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.0 C (-54.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 1 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 1 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1968

Top 20 records on 1 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1968	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1968	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Amite, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Palmyra, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Jonesville 4 N, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Columbia, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Ely AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Noenieput (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Simmesport, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Sugartown, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Waiahi Lower 1054, US	monthly rain	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1968	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	39 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

1797 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1968. 1968 had 883 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 20	643
20 to 40	85
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1