Weather Records on 7 May 1972

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1972. Highest significance: Bethany, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1972

On 7 May 1972, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 504 daily.
Bethany set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 7 May 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 7 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dryer 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1972

Top 20 records on 7 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1972	Bethany, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1972	Nixon, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1972	Luling, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Yoakum, US	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Bulverde, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Dryer 1 NW, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Cuero, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Schulenburg, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Gonzales 2S, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Sonora, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Conception, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Boerne, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Amity 4 NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1972	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	42 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 515 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 20	373
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1