Weather Records on 5 June 1968

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1968. Highest significance: Woodside, AU.

Key Facts for 5 June 1968

On 5 June 1968, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 751 daily.
Woodside set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 5 June 1968.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 5 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
North Fork Mntc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 511.

Records on 5 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	511
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1968

Top 20 records on 5 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1968	Woodside, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1968	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1968	Lima East, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1968	Nairne, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	North Fork Mntc STN, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Titusville, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Bendigo Channel, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1968	Wooroonook, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	47 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

1804 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1968. 1968 had 779 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

Download the Data

Data for records on 1968-06-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	639
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1