Weather Records on 7 April 1972

1,290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1972. Highest significance: Grindstone Island, CA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1972

On 7 April 1972, 1,290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 582 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,198 daily.
Grindstone Island set a daily record snowfall of 19.8 cm (7.8 in) on 7 April 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,290 stations

1,290 station records on 7 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curvelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bambui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canastota	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,290 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 285, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 170, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 7 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	285
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	170
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 7 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 92, daily 1,198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,049 broken records

Margins by which the 1,049 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1972

Top 20 records on 7 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1972	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1972	Baldwinsville, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Lakeview 3 NE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Wabash, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Curvelo, BR	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Port Dover, CA	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Guelph Oac, CA	monthly low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Tipp City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	New Berlin, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Toronto, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Alliston, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Durham, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1972	Port Stanley, CA	monthly low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	44 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

1800 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 1,290 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 20	902
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	14
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	3