Weather Records on 13 April 1972

1,411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1972. Highest significance: Bellefontaine, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1972

On 13 April 1972, 1,411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
758 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,361 daily.
Bellefontaine set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 13 April 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,411 stations

1,411 station records on 13 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mozdok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terminal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Arapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,411 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 355, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 403, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 13 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	355
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	403
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 13 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 47, daily 1,361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,155 broken records

Margins by which the 1,155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1972

Top 20 records on 13 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1972	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1972	De Rust, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Munising, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Kenton, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Earlton A, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Sage 4 NNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Voru, EE	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Ishpeming, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Riverdale, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Fillmore, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Mozdok, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1972	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	45 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 1,411 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,124
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1