Weather Records on 7 October 1968

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1968. Highest significance: Wombat (Tumbleton), AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1968

On 7 October 1968, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 751 daily.
Wombat (Tumbleton) set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 7 October 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 7 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosigi(Kesigi)	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rossarden (Aberfoyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 568, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	568
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1968

Top 20 records on 7 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1968	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Liafoss, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Red Deer A, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Liffey, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Badgam, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Red Hill State Forest, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1968	Entrance, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	41 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

1802 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 764 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	682
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1