Weather Records on 26 October 1968

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1968. Highest significance: Lobethal, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1968

On 26 October 1968, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 455 daily.
Lobethal set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 26 October 1968.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 26 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billapaloola State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murmansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murmansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gridino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1968

Top 20 records on 26 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1968	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1968	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Woodside, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Cudlee Creek (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Uraidla, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Meadows, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Billapaloola State Forest, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1968	Scottsboro, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	37 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

1816 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1968. 1968 had 478 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

Download the Data

Data for records on 1968-10-26: 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 25	388
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1