Weather Records on 13 December 1968

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1968. Highest significance: Balladonia, AU.

Key Facts for 13 December 1968

On 13 December 1968, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 570 daily.
Balladonia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 13 December 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

593 stations

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

Weather records on 13 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia O.S.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babbitt 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 December 1968

Top 20 records on 13 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1968	Balladonia, AU	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1968	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1968	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1968	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Hinckley, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Danbury, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Noondoonia O.S., AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Haina 214, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1968	Lisbon, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	42 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

1796 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 593 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	486
2024	296
2025	1,343

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	478
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1