Weather Records on 7 January 1972

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1972. Highest significance: Kenhardt (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 7 January 1972

On 7 January 1972, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 389 daily.
Kenhardt (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 7 January 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 7 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barmera (Cobdogla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 7 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 7 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1972

Top 20 records on 7 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1972	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1972	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1972	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Kalabasput, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Auburn, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Summit, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Barmera (Cobdogla), AU	all-time rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Barmera, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Mypolonga, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Ashbourne, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Nooitgedag, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Stockport, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1972	Lower Light, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 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

1826 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1972. 1972 had 395 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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	346
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1