Weather Records on 14 April 1972

1,107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1972. Highest significance: Richmond, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1972

On 14 April 1972, 1,107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
610 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,067 daily.
Richmond set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 14 April 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,107 stations

1,107 station records on 14 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapaa Stables 1104	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hukipo 945	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puehu Ridge 1040	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,107 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 382, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 14 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	382
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 14 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 1,067.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1972

Top 20 records on 14 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1972	Richmond, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1972	Wood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1972	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1972	Willow Lock 13, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Little Hickman Lock 8, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Honolulu Intl AP, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Irvington, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Heidelberg, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Salvisa Lock 6, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Kenai AP, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Siauliai, LT	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	College Hill Lock 11, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Kapaa Stables 1104, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	1 ENE Fairfield, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Berea College, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1972	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	67 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

1801 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1972. 1972 had 1,107 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	857
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1