Weather Records on 11 February 1972

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1972

On 11 February 1972, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 314 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 106.7 cm (42.0 in) on 11 February 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 11 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 11 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 11 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1972

Top 20 records on 11 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Sapulpa 1W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Pawhuska, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Norman 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Salto de Pirapora, BR	monthly rain	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Ponte de Lima, PT	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Lindfield, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Kabale, UG	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Enid, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Ponca City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Lawton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Aquiraz, BR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Embrun, FR	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Campi, PT	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1972	Enid, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	24 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

1798 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1972. 1972 had 320 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 100	244
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1