236,249 weather records were set or tied in 1967, including 60,142 temperature record highs and 68,785 record lows, and 120,837 of them still stand.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).
Key Facts
236,249 weather records were set or tied in 1967, including 60,142 record highs and 68,785 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature.
120,837 of the 236,249 records set in 1967 still stand (51.1%).
December 1967 had the most records: 25,233.
United States had the most records in 1967: 131,788, with 39,321 highs and 51,545 lows.
10,819 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1967, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does.
Storms in 1967: 67 named storms worldwide, of which 33 reached hurricane strength (64 kt or more) and 13 were major (96 kt or more), with a combined 608.7 ACE.
Highs and Lows
Temperature records set or tied in 1967
Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1967
Record highs
60,142
Record lows
68,785
Still Standing
51.1% of the year's records
Records set in 1967 that still stand or have since been beaten
Still stand
120,837 (51.1%)
Since beaten or tied
115,412 (48.9%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
By Type and Timescale
Records set or tied in 1967 by type
Record daily precipitation
91,091
Record low maximum temperature
34,497
Record low minimum temperature
34,288
Record high minimum temperature
30,259
Record high maximum temperature
29,883
Record daily snowfall
11,856
Record snow depth
4,375
Records set or tied in 1967 by timescale
Daily
226,406
Monthly
9,234
All-time
609
By Month
Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1967, all types together.
Records set or tied in each month of 1967
Month
Records
Jan
18,780
Feb
16,467
Mar
24,914
Apr
24,046
May
24,426
Jun
17,277
Jul
17,402
Aug
19,829
Sep
18,496
Oct
14,008
Nov
15,371
Dec
25,233
Countries With the Most Records
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1967
Storms in 1967: 67 named storms worldwide, of which 33 reached hurricane strength (64 kt or more) and 13 were major (96 kt or more), with a combined 608.7 ACE.
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)) Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.