Weather Records on 18 December 1968

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1968. Highest significance: Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 1968

On 18 December 1968, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 473 daily.
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 18 December 1968.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 18 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
B.K.Pet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 18 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 18 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 9, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1968

Top 20 records on 18 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1968	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1968	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1968	Durham, GB	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Creston 2 SW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Aurora, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Tarkio, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Shenandoah, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Mc Cool Junction, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Aryankavu, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Kaliyal, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Fullerton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Nukinenda, AU	all-time rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Lamoni, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1968	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	45 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 488 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	381
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2