Weather Records on 15 December 1968

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1968. Highest significance: Huntingdon, CA.

Key Facts for 15 December 1968

On 15 December 1968, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 492 daily.
Huntingdon set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 15 December 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

510 stations

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

Weather records on 15 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vollmers	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 233.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1968

Top 20 records on 15 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1968	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1968	St Hyacinthe, CA	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Barrage Mattawin, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	La Tuque, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	La Estanzuela (Eele), UY	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Les Cedres, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Milan 7 NNW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Montreal/St-Hubert A, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Barrage Mattawin, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Manchester, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	L'Assomption, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Wheatfield, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Errol, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1968	Brome, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	43 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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 510 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	372
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4