Weather Records on 14 February 1972

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 14 February 1972

On 14 February 1972, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 374 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 104.1 cm (41.0 in) on 14 February 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 14 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 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)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	375.9 cm (148.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barker 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pikapene Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 14 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 14 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1829.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1972

Top 20 records on 14 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Newell, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Summit, US	daily snow depth	375.9 cm (148.0 in)	182.9 cm (72.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Tarcutta (Wollumbi), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Kurgan-Tyube, TJ	daily low min	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	14.1 C (25.4 F)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Farmington, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Barker 4 NE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Brandonville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1972	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1972	Ft Kent, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1972	Franklinville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1972	Gyshgy, TM	daily low min	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1972	Allegany Sp, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1972	Saragt, TM	daily low min	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	21 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

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 379 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 250	305
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1