Weather Records on 3 April 1972

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1972. Highest significance: Enoggera Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1972

On 3 April 1972, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 644 daily.
Enoggera Reservoir set a monthly record daily precipitation of 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 3 April 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 3 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	400.1 mm (15.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling Crossing Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.9 mm (11.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cainbable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 87, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 207.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1972

Top 20 records on 3 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1972	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	43 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Alderley, AU	monthly rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	42 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	The Cedars, AU	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Bangalow Motel, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	monthly rain	400.1 mm (15.8 in)	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Archerfield Airport, AU	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	monthly rain	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1972	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1815 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1972. 1972 had 732 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1972-04-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	562
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1