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Weather Records on 6 August 1968

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1968. Highest significance: Chopda, IN.

Key Facts for 6 August 1968

  • On 6 August 1968, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 246 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 556 daily.
  • Chopda set an all-time record daily precipitation of 250.0 mm (9.8 in) on 6 August 1968.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

586 stations
Weather records on 6 August 1968 586 station records on 6 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
586 station records on 6 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 6 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ChopdaIndiaRecord daily precipitation250.0 mm (9.8 in)85 of 100 (Exceptional)
DhorajiIndiaRecord daily precipitation245.6 mm (9.7 in)74 of 100 (Major)
YavalIndiaRecord daily precipitation262.0 mm (10.3 in)69 of 100 (Major)
KhandwaIndiaRecord daily precipitation127.6 mm (5.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
DindoriIndiaRecord daily precipitation177.2 mm (7.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
ParolaIndiaRecord daily precipitation224.0 mm (8.8 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Albert Lea 3SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation118.6 mm (4.7 in)64 of 100 (Major)
SindkhedaIndiaRecord daily precipitation144.7 mm (5.7 in)63 of 100 (Major)
ShenkurskRussiaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)62 of 100 (Major)
GreerUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)62 of 100 (Major)
MalkapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
NiphadIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.2 mm (3.8 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
MalegaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation110.5 mm (4.4 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
SinnarIndiaRecord daily precipitation105.2 mm (4.1 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
ChandorIndiaRecord daily precipitation83.5 mm (3.3 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
AnkleshwarIndiaRecord daily precipitation171.0 mm (6.7 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
AkolaIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
PimpelnerIndiaRecord daily precipitation189.1 mm (7.4 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
KhamgaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation84.0 mm (3.3 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
DhamangaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
ShegaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation85.4 mm (3.4 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
ShahadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation140.0 mm (5.5 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
PardiIndiaRecord daily precipitation198.6 mm (7.8 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation138.4 mm (5.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
IlavIndiaRecord daily precipitation150.0 mm (5.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
AhwaIndiaRecord daily precipitation314.2 mm (12.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
ShirpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation161.2 mm (6.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
EdalabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation133.0 mm (5.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
DediapadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation334.0 mm (13.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
SuratIndiaRecord daily precipitation214.8 mm (8.5 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
NavapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation198.0 mm (7.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
TalodaIndiaRecord daily precipitation100.8 mm (4.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)48 of 100 (Notable)
VagraIndiaRecord daily precipitation141.0 mm (5.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
AmalnerIndiaRecord daily precipitation216.0 mm (8.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
ManawarIndiaRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
ChalisgaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.0 mm (4.8 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
JamnerIndiaRecord daily precipitation136.1 mm (5.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
TrimbakIndiaRecord daily precipitation300.4 mm (11.8 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation28.9 mm (1.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
HuellGermanyRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
SakriIndiaRecord daily precipitation188.0 mm (7.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
AmreliIndiaRecord daily precipitation87.6 mm (3.4 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BarodaIndiaRecord daily precipitation183.2 mm (7.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Pansemal(Toppa)IndiaRecord daily precipitation124.5 mm (4.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
JalgaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation190.8 mm (7.5 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
QuixeramobimBrazilRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
DharIndiaRecord daily precipitation72.7 mm (2.9 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation54.4 mm (2.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
JalnaIndiaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
PimpalgaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation161.4 mm (6.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage GouinCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
BoskoopNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
JafrabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation57.0 mm (2.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
KopargaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St JamesCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/RajpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation88.0 mm (3.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records
Records on 6 August 1968 by type Records set or tied on 6 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 210. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 80Lowest daily maximum: 67Highest daily minimum: 166Lowest daily minimum: 63Heaviest daily rainfall: 210Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 6 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.
Records on 6 August 1968 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum80
Lowest daily maximum67
Highest daily minimum166
Lowest daily minimum63
Heaviest daily rainfall210
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 6 August 1968 by timescale Records on 6 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 20, daily 556. 0200400600all-time: 10monthly: 20daily: 556all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 6 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 20, daily 556.
Records on 6 August 1968 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time10
monthly20
daily556

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 August 1968 Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.4. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 25: 39025 to 50: 2750 to 75: 1675 to 100: 12100 to 125: 3125 to 150: 1150 to 175: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175
Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 August 1968
MarginRecords
0 to 25390
25 to 5027
50 to 7516
75 to 10012
100 to 1253
125 to 1501
150 to 1751

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1968
Top 20 records on 6 August 1968 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 August 1968Chopda, INall-time rain250.0 mm (9.8 in)77.3 mm (3.0 in)63 years85 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 August 1968Dhoraji, INmonthly rain245.6 mm (9.7 in)93.2 mm (3.7 in)60 years74 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Yaval, INall-time rain262.0 mm (10.3 in)58.8 mm (2.3 in)23 years69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Khandwa, INdaily rain127.6 mm (5.0 in)79.3 mm (3.1 in)67 years66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Dindori, INmonthly rain177.2 mm (7.0 in)71.3 mm (2.8 in)35 years66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Parola, INall-time rain224.0 mm (8.8 in)56.0 mm (2.2 in)0 years64 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Albert Lea 3SE, USdaily rain118.6 mm (4.7 in)75.4 mm (3.0 in)57 years64 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Sindkheda, INdaily rain144.7 mm (5.7 in)101.5 mm (4.0 in)58 years63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Shenkursk, RUdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)30.8 mm (1.2 in)47 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Greer, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)29.4 mm (1.2 in)63 years62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1968Malkapur, INdaily rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)46.5 mm (1.8 in)67 years58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Niphad, INdaily rain96.2 mm (3.8 in)73.6 mm (2.9 in)38 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Malegaon, INdaily rain110.5 mm (4.4 in)97.0 mm (3.8 in)38 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Sinnar, INdaily rain105.2 mm (4.1 in)88.7 mm (3.5 in)38 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Chandor, INdaily rain83.5 mm (3.3 in)61.9 mm (2.4 in)38 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Ankleshwar, INdaily rain171.0 mm (6.7 in)106.0 mm (4.2 in)34 years56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Akola, INdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)34 years56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Pimpelner, INdaily rain189.1 mm (7.4 in)173.4 mm (6.8 in)36 years54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Khamgaon, INdaily rain84.0 mm (3.3 in)48.4 mm (1.9 in)52 years53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1968Dhamangaon, INdaily rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)65.6 mm (2.6 in)30 years53 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

1794 to 1968
Records on 08-06 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 586 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11806: 11808: 11809: 11810: 11822: 11830: 11833: 11847: 11849: 11856: 31857: 21858: 11859: 11861: 11866: 11869: 11871: 21876: 11878: 31879: 11881: 31883: 11884: 11885: 31886: 21887: 11888: 71889: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 61896: 61897: 11898: 51899: 21900: 61901: 71902: 41903: 161904: 131905: 131906: 241907: 261908: 171909: 141910: 201911: 221912: 571913: 411914: 61915: 1081916: 401917: 351918: 5261919: 921920: 391921: 491922: 901923: 1131924: 1501925: 781926: 851927: 1321928: 1011929: 1891930: 3561931: 3491932: 2261933: 2841934: 5801935: 3301936: 3181937: 3711938: 3081939: 3111940: 3851941: 3561942: 3031943: 2481944: 3121945: 4581946: 4301947: 6251948: 1,1661949: 4641950: 4801951: 7201952: 5131953: 6461954: 5321955: 5311956: 4471957: 9491958: 5211959: 4221960: 2501961: 5511962: 4961963: 2581964: 4811965: 3901966: 3781967: 7571968: 5861969: 6131970: 5041971: 9451972: 8771973: 8761974: 8841975: 7491976: 9231977: 6231978: 7901979: 5441980: 8181981: 8551982: 6431983: 1,2811984: 8151985: 8741986: 6481987: 9481988: 8731989: 8791990: 1,4631991: 1,1001992: 1,0531993: 1,5691994: 1,9181995: 1,5001996: 1,0381997: 1,2161998: 1,5461999: 9382000: 8702001: 1,1002002: 9882003: 1,2212004: 1,0762005: 7562006: 8492007: 9912008: 8202009: 1,0332010: 1,2052011: 1,3572012: 8452013: 7222014: 6732015: 8272016: 4722017: 8272018: 5982019: 6452020: 5102021: 4572022: 9602023: 1,1772024: 8822025: 7212026: 9551794187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 586 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-06 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18061
18081
18091
18101
18221
18301
18331
18471
18491
18563
18572
18581
18591
18611
18661
18691
18712
18761
18783
18791
18813
18831
18841
18853
18862
18871
18887
18893
18902
18912
18923
18931
18941
18956
18966
18971
18985
18992
19006
19017
19024
190316
190413
190513
190624
190726
190817
190914
191020
191122
191257
191341
19146
1915108
191640
191735
1918526
191992
192039
192149
192290
1923113
1924150
192578
192685
1927132
1928101
1929189
1930356
1931349
1932226
1933284
1934580
1935330
1936318
1937371
1938308
1939311
1940385
1941356
1942303
1943248
1944312
1945458
1946430
1947625
19481,166
1949464
1950480
1951720
1952513
1953646
1954532
1955531
1956447
1957949
1958521
1959422
1960250
1961551
1962496
1963258
1964481
1965390
1966378
1967757
1968586
1969613
1970504
1971945
1972877
1973876
1974884
1975749
1976923
1977623
1978790
1979544
1980818
1981855
1982643
19831,281
1984815
1985874
1986648
1987948
1988873
1989879
19901,463
19911,100
19921,053
19931,569
19941,918
19951,500
19961,038
19971,216
19981,546
1999938
2000870
20011,100
2002988
20031,221
20041,076
2005756
2006849
2007991
2008820
20091,033
20101,205
20111,357
2012845
2013722
2014673
2015827
2016472
2017827
2018598
2019645
2020510
2021457
2022960
20231,177
2024882
2025721
2026955

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).