Weather Records on 31 December 1968

1,371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1968. Highest significance: Chimur, IN.

Key Facts for 31 December 1968

On 31 December 1968, 1,371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 951 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 1,208 daily.
Chimur set a daily record precipitation of 54.8 mm (2.2 in) on 31 December 1968.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,371 stations

1,371 station records on 31 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wind River	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,371 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 402, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 549, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 31 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	402
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	549
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 31 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 128, daily 1,208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,144 broken records

Margins by which the 1,144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1968

Top 20 records on 31 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1968	Chimur, IN	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 December 1968	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Seattle Urban Site, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Madison, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Pomeroy, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	15.6 C (28.1 F)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Zumbrota, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Crandall Creek, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Bonners Ferry, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Bellingham 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Stehekin 4 NW, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Moro, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Snoqualmie Pass, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Walla Walla WSO City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1968	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	44 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 1,371 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	1,058
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2