Weather Records on 7 December 1968

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1968. Highest significance: Proddatur, IN.

Key Facts for 7 December 1968

On 7 December 1968, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 440 daily.
Proddatur set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 7 December 1968.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 7 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.9 C (-45.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makuschino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duvan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1968

Top 20 records on 7 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1968	Proddatur, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Eugenia, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Eugenia, CA	daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Ica, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Kamalapuram, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Barra Do Mendes, BR	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Blue River North, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Blue River North, CA	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Tobolsk, RU	daily low max	-42.9 C (-45.2 F)	17.3 C (31.1 F)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Hamelfontein, ZA	monthly rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1968	Crawford Bay, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 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

1801 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1968. 1968 had 461 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	409
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1