Weather Records on 18 May 1972

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1972. Highest significance: Tavernier, US.

Key Facts for 18 May 1972

On 18 May 1972, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 492 daily.
Tavernier set a daily record precipitation of 117.3 mm (4.6 in) on 18 May 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 18 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ak-Kum	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1972

Top 20 records on 18 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1972	Tavernier, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Plainfield, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Coulee Dam 1 SW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Taipu, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Escada, BR	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Nespelem 2 S, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Kurgan-Tyube, TJ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1972	Butler, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1972	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1972	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1972	Port Townsend, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1972	Moosomin, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1972	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1972	Bottineau, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1972	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	32 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

1796 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 499 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 100	406
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1