Weather Records on 10 April 1972

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1972. Highest significance: Superior, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 1972

On 10 April 1972, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 624 daily.
Superior set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 10 April 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 10 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Umikoa 118	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Needles Eye (Ventnor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren (Brechin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 10 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 10 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

490 broken records

Margins by which the 490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1972

Top 20 records on 10 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1972	Superior, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Umikoa 118, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Needles Eye (Ventnor), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	San Remo, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Springer, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Cowes, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	E Tawas, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Narre Warren (Brechin), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Shoreham, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Bass, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Rangely 1E, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Warmun, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Canon City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Queenstown (Copper Mine), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Ishpeming, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1972	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1972	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1972	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	32 years	34 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 639 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 50	471
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1