Weather Records on 17 December 1968

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1968. Highest significance: Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU.

Key Facts for 17 December 1968

On 17 December 1968, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 333 daily.
Owens Gap (T.O.K.) set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 17 December 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 17 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuljab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carina (Wilga Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winton (Nioka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vandanmettu	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Alta 1	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Korf	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 17 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 17 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1968

Top 20 records on 17 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1968	Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1968	Cortland, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1968	Casper 2 E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Durham, GB	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Aparan, AM	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Humula (Rylands), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Tsalka, GE	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Sherburne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	13.5 C (24.3 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Berlin, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1968	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1968	Bailey, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1968	Kuljab, TJ	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1968	Fergana, UZ	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1968	Carina (Wilga Park), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	31 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 338 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	265
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1