Weather Records on 19 April 1972

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1972. Highest significance: Homer AP, US.

Key Facts for 19 April 1972

On 19 April 1972, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 560 daily.
Homer AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 16.3 cm (6.4 in) on 19 April 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 19 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 19 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 19 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1972

Top 20 records on 19 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1972	Homer AP, US	monthly snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	Orderville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	Petersburg 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	Novo Acre (Giqui), BR	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	Fredonia, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1972	Setauket Strong, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Newcastle Waters Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Detour Village, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Levan, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Springfield, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Biesjesfontein, ZA	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Borns (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Colchester 2 W, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Kirov, RU	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1972	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	30 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

1807 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1972. 1972 had 573 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	398
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1