Weather Records on 3 July 1968

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1968. Highest significance: Semej, KZ.

Key Facts for 3 July 1968

On 3 July 1968, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 687 daily.
Semej set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 3 July 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 3 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Semonaiha	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanghroli Tank	India	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens College of Ag	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 3 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1968

Top 20 records on 3 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1968	Semej, KZ	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1968	Sveg, SE	all-time high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Glenaroua, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Jubilejnaja, RU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Pitea, SE	daily high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Animas 3ESE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Penza, RU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Rtiscevo, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Ljusnedal, SE	all-time high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Silda Belpahari, IN	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Salvisa Lock 6, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Semonaiha, KZ	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Maryville 2E, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Kirksville, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1968	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	40 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 729 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1968-07-03: 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 10	450
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2