Weather Records on 7 February 1972

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1972

On 7 February 1972, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 523 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 104.1 cm (41.0 in) on 7 February 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

527 stations

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

Weather records on 7 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	452.1 cm (178.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salem 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ofahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record low maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 7 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 7 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2387.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1972

Top 20 records on 7 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Summit, US	daily snow depth	452.1 cm (178.0 in)	238.7 cm (94.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Campbelltown, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Delaware, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Werrimull, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	16.3 C (61.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Morgan City, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Athens 5 NW, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1972	Crooked Pool, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1972	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1972	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1972	Charlotte, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1972	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1972	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1803 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1972. 1972 had 527 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 500	427
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1