Weather Records on 4 May 1972

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1972. Highest significance: Turkmen-Bashi, TM.

Key Facts for 4 May 1972

On 4 May 1972, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 359 daily.
Turkmen-Bashi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 4 May 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 4 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoosac Tunnel	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scranton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Araquem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1972

Top 20 records on 4 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1972	Turkmen-Bashi, TM	all-time rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1972	Humboldt, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1972	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1972	Stockbridge, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Pembroke, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Conway, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Greenville, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Muenster, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Hickory, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Stephenville A, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Moncton, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Lambton, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Nashville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1972	Hatteras, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 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

1795 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 364 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1972-05-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	285
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1