West Lafayette Weather in 1968

Historical record of West Lafayette, Indiana weather for the year 1968 based on NOAA data.

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1968 West Lafayette Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	June 10
Lowest temperature	-18 °F	January 1
Highest daily low	75 °F	August 6
Lowest daily high	3 °F	January 7
Most daily precipitation	2.0 inches	May 15
Most daily snow	5.0 inches	January 13
Total annual precipitation	36.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	22.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in West Lafayette in 1968?

The highest temperature recorded in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1968 was 95 °F which happened on June 10.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in West Lafayette in 1968

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Jun 10
2	93 °F	Jul 21
2	93 °F	Jun 23
2	93 °F	Jun 9
5	92 °F	Jul 17
5	92 °F	Jul 16
5	92 °F	Jul 14
5	92 °F	Jul 13
5	92 °F	Jun 30
5	92 °F	Jun 7

What was the coldest temperature in West Lafayette in 1968?

The lowest temperature recorded in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1968 was -18 °F which happened on Jan 1.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in West Lafayette in 1968

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-18 °F	January 1
2	-13 °F	January 8
3	-11 °F	January 7
4	-6 °F	January 5
5	-5 °F	January 4
6	-1 °F	February 22
7	0 °F	December 31
8	1 °F	February 21
9	2 °F	February 20
9	2 °F	January 16
9	2 °F	January 3

January 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	12	-18	0.00	0.0
January 2	25	11	0.02	0.2
January 3	23	2	0.01	0.0
January 4	7	-5	0.00	0.0
January 5	24	-6	0.00	0.0
January 6	24	3	0.16	1.6
January 7	3	-11	0.00	0.0
January 8	14	-13	0.02	0.0
January 9	23	12	0.02	1.0
January 10	24	9	0.00	0.0
January 11	24	15	0.00	0.0
January 12	25	14	0.05	0.5
January 13	31	23	0.35	5.0
January 14	32	28	0.28	3.0
January 15	32	4	0.07	1.0
January 16	21	2	0.00	0.0
January 17	35	11	0.00	0.0
January 18	42	25	0.08	0.0
January 19	35	23	0.00	0.0
January 20	42	23	0.00	0.0
January 21	37	24	0.00	0.0
January 22	36	29	0.00	0.0
January 23	35	15	0.02	0.2
January 24	19	10	0.00	0.0
January 25	29	12	0.00	0.0
January 26	41	24	0.00	0.0
January 27	46	37	0.30	0.0
January 28	46	43	0.13	0.0
January 29	51	37	0.57	0.0
January 30	37	34	0.18	0.0
January 31	49	34	0.00	0.0

February 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	57	40	1.26	0.0
February 2	40	28	0.05	0.3
February 3	38	22	0.00	0.0
February 4	40	25	0.00	0.0
February 5	44	26	0.00	0.0
February 6	45	23	0.00	0.0
February 7	37	25	0.09	1.0
February 8	32	26	0.00	0.0
February 9	30	6	0.00	0.0
February 10	15	3	0.00	0.0
February 11	20	4	0.00	0.0
February 12	19	11	0.00	0.0
February 13	27	9	0.00	0.0
February 14	28	12	0.00	0.0
February 15	36	19	0.00	0.0
February 16	44	18	0.00	0.0
February 17	24	5	0.00	0.0
February 18	28	10	0.00	0.0
February 19	32	10	0.00	0.0
February 20	31	2	0.08	0.8
February 21	16	1	0.00	0.0
February 22	26	-1	0.00	0.0
February 23	35	6	0.00	0.0
February 24	34	14	0.00	0.0
February 25	37	12	0.00	0.0
February 26	40	14	0.00	0.0
February 27	32	28	0.06	1.0
February 28	33	21	0.00	0.0
February 29	26	17	0.00	0.0

March 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	41	13	0.00	0.0
March 2	37	19	0.00	0.0
March 3	40	15	0.00	0.0
March 4	56	24	0.00	0.0
March 5	52	31	0.00	0.0
March 6	45	24	0.00	0.0
March 7	52	19	0.00	0.0
March 8	61	28	0.13	0.0
March 9	59	41	0.00	0.0
March 10	43	29	0.00	0.0
March 11	43	30	0.00	0.0
March 12	35	20	0.20	3.0
March 13	30	6	0.00	0.0
March 14	38	20	0.00	0.0
March 15	46	36	0.44	0.0
March 16	58	32	0.00	0.0
March 17	64	28	0.00	0.0
March 18	65	39	0.00	0.0
March 19	65	50	0.18	0.0
March 20	54	38	0.05	0.0
March 21	38	31	0.15	0.0
March 22	31	25	0.16	2.0
March 23	32	25	0.02	0.0
March 24	52	30	0.00	0.0
March 25	63	33	0.00	0.0
March 26	72	45	0.07	0.0
March 27	73	50	0.00	0.0
March 28	77	51	0.00	0.0
March 29	75	50	0.00	0.0
March 30	75	42	0.00	0.0
March 31	63	36	0.24	0.0

April 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	52	32	0.00
April 2	59	35	0.00
April 3	n/a	n/a	0.98
April 4	n/a	n/a	0.01
April 5	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 6	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 7	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 8	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 9	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 10	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 11	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 12	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 13	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 14	n/a	n/a	0.65
April 15	n/a	n/a	0.00
April 16	n/a	n/a	0.06
April 17	59	54	0.20
April 18	57	46	0.00
April 19	66	43	0.00
April 20	76	58	0.41
April 21	69	51	0.00
April 22	74	48	0.00
April 23	69	43	0.00
April 24	43	36	0.02
April 25	57	36	0.00
April 26	52	35	0.12
April 27	63	35	0.00
April 28	67	39	0.00
April 29	70	43	0.00
April 30	73	48	0.00

May 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	73	44	0.00
May 2	84	36	0.08
May 3	73	46	0.01
May 4	69	39	0.00
May 5	56	33	0.00
May 6	65	26	0.00
May 7	74	45	0.00
May 8	79	61	0.00
May 9	67	46	0.67
May 10	60	39	0.07
May 11	56	53	0.29
May 12	69	50	0.00
May 13	75	53	0.02
May 14	81	61	0.01
May 15	78	65	1.96
May 16	71	49	0.03
May 17	56	42	0.00
May 18	66	37	0.11
May 19	54	40	0.19
May 20	59	42	0.00
May 21	65	38	0.07
May 22	66	39	0.38
May 23	62	53	1.37
May 24	64	55	0.05
May 25	67	52	0.21
May 26	69	58	0.16
May 27	58	52	0.02
May 28	60	52	0.00
May 29	67	51	0.54
May 30	66	50	0.22
May 31	73	48	0.00

June 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	73	56	0.71
June 2	79	52	0.22
June 3	79	57	0.10
June 4	81	52	0.00
June 5	84	57	0.00
June 6	88	67	0.00
June 7	92	66	0.00
June 8	91	68	0.00
June 9	93	70	0.00
June 10	95	68	0.00
June 11	91	69	0.06
June 12	76	50	0.00
June 13	77	47	0.00
June 14	84	60	0.53
June 15	75	57	1.41
June 16	76	52	0.13
June 17	76	56	0.00
June 18	83	57	0.00
June 19	84	65	0.26
June 20	81	57	0.00
June 21	90	64	0.00
June 22	86	69	0.22
June 23	93	67	0.00
June 24	90	72	0.12
June 25	77	65	1.00
June 26	78	58	0.07
June 27	58	54	0.05
June 28	80	55	0.00
June 29	85	72	0.00
June 30	92	75	0.00

July 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	85	67	0.05
July 2	78	53	0.00
July 3	76	49	0.00
July 4	79	49	0.00
July 5	86	59	0.00
July 6	82	54	0.00
July 7	86	58	0.00
July 8	89	64	0.00
July 9	90	66	0.19
July 10	75	62	0.00
July 11	85	60	0.00
July 12	91	66	0.00
July 13	92	70	0.00
July 14	92	70	0.00
July 15	91	70	0.00
July 16	92	68	0.00
July 17	92	74	0.00
July 18	82	72	0.00
July 19	91	64	0.00
July 20	88	60	0.00
July 21	93	69	0.00
July 22	89	71	0.53
July 23	87	68	0.00
July 24	80	73	0.20
July 25	78	69	0.81
July 26	83	67	0.00
July 27	82	71	0.18
July 28	n/a	n/a	0.00
July 29	n/a	n/a	0.00
July 30	79	55	0.00
July 31	80	64	1.39

August 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	77	60	0.00
August 2	78	55	0.00
August 3	81	66	0.16
August 4	82	70	0.96
August 5	89	73	0.00
August 6	90	75	0.00
August 7	91	72	0.21
August 8	88	70	0.06
August 9	85	69	0.49
August 10	75	57	0.50
August 11	73	52	0.00
August 12	76	52	0.00
August 13	83	65	0.00
August 14	83	62	0.00
August 15	84	65	0.47
August 16	87	73	0.00
August 17	84	68	1.82
August 18	85	66	0.02
August 19	88	74	0.00
August 20	90	74	0.00
August 21	91	72	0.00
August 22	90	72	0.00
August 23	90	72	0.00
August 24	90	67	0.00
August 25	76	54	0.00
August 26	68	49	0.00
August 27	71	44	0.00
August 28	76	45	0.00
August 29	76	52	0.00
August 30	80	51	0.00
August 31	81	58	0.46

September 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	74	55	0.24
September 2	79	49	0.00
September 3	85	59	0.00
September 4	72	61	0.04
September 5	73	54	0.00
September 6	77	48	0.00
September 7	78	43	0.00
September 8	83	56	0.00
September 9	77	59	0.00
September 10	59	57	0.13
September 11	70	43	0.00
September 12	78	39	0.00
September 13	81	49	0.00
September 14	82	51	0.00
September 15	84	57	0.06
September 16	79	64	0.03
September 17	73	65	0.15
September 18	70	56	0.22
September 19	65	58	0.19
September 20	83	59	0.00
September 21	85	59	0.00
September 22	87	67	0.00
September 23	86	63	0.00
September 24	74	59	0.04
September 25	71	45	0.00
September 26	78	42	0.00
September 27	78	39	0.00
September 28	72	48	0.00
September 29	74	44	0.00
September 30	83	42	0.00

October 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	82	54	0.00
October 2	74	64	0.08
October 3	64	37	0.00
October 4	57	33	0.00
October 5	64	29	0.00
October 6	53	49	0.29
October 7	62	44	0.00
October 8	68	38	0.00
October 9	73	47	0.29
October 10	63	40	0.00
October 11	70	41	0.00
October 12	73	50	0.00
October 13	78	59	0.00
October 14	84	62	0.00
October 15	85	63	0.00
October 16	83	60	0.00
October 17	80	57	0.00
October 18	63	44	0.36
October 19	69	39	0.00
October 20	66	37	0.00
October 21	69	33	0.00
October 22	58	42	0.08
October 23	57	36	0.02
October 24	52	39	0.05
October 25	48	34	0.00
October 26	60	28	0.00
October 27	57	40	0.00
October 28	43	38	0.00
October 29	50	28	0.00
October 30	58	27	0.00
October 31	79	41	0.00

November 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	75	49	0.00	0.0
November 2	64	42	0.00	0.0
November 3	51	45	0.02	0.0
November 4	57	46	0.00	0.0
November 5	58	50	0.00	0.0
November 6	50	45	0.17	0.0
November 7	45	39	0.49	0.0
November 8	40	33	0.01	0.1
November 9	38	28	0.00	0.0
November 10	40	29	0.00	0.0
November 11	38	27	0.00	0.0
November 12	39	26	0.00	0.0
November 13	43	21	0.00	0.0
November 14	54	40	0.10	0.0
November 15	57	43	1.41	0.0
November 16	47	42	0.28	0.0
November 17	46	38	0.14	0.0
November 18	39	33	0.14	0.4
November 19	33	28	0.02	0.0
November 20	30	26	0.00	0.0
November 21	52	28	0.00	0.0
November 22	57	31	0.00	0.0
November 23	61	40	0.00	0.0
November 24	54	36	0.00	0.0
November 25	46	29	0.00	0.0
November 26	57	42	0.00	0.0
November 27	44	41	0.06	0.0
November 28	61	39	1.00	0.0
November 29	40	31	0.00	0.0
November 30	41	25	0.00	0.0

December 1968 West Lafayette Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	39	34	0.16	0.6
December 2	46	37	0.01	0.0
December 3	49	37	0.00	0.0
December 4	42	35	0.00	0.0
December 5	42	26	0.00	0.0
December 6	34	19	0.00	0.0
December 7	29	20	0.00	0.0
December 8	32	14	0.00	0.0
December 9	34	14	0.00	0.0
December 10	33	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 11	51	25	0.00	0.0
December 12	53	47	0.10	0.0
December 13	50	20	0.06	0.0
December 14	22	12	0.00	0.0
December 15	24	15	0.00	0.0
December 16	32	19	0.00	0.0
December 17	37	16	0.00	0.0
December 18	44	32	0.08	0.0
December 19	48	32	0.18	0.0
December 20	32	29	0.00	0.0
December 21	34	29	0.04	0.0
December 22	44	26	0.45	0.0
December 23	26	16	0.00	0.0
December 24	20	12	0.00	0.0
December 25	20	8	0.02	0.2
December 26	38	20	0.03	0.0
December 27	47	38	0.86	0.0
December 28	46	25	0.23	0.2
December 29	27	22	0.00	0.0
December 30	34	22	0.03	0.2
December 31	25	0	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1965–2024	Purdue University Airport	location
1901–1964	West Lafayette 6 NW	location