Weather Records on 5 June 1972

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1972. Highest significance: Poortjie, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 June 1972

On 5 June 1972, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 541 daily.
Poortjie set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 June 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 5 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Lagos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Riacho Do Sangue	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 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

5 June 1972

Top 20 records on 5 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1972	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Lakeside Rs, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Ipswich, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Idaho Springs, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Middleton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Eagle Mtn, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Flores (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Riverton, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal), BR	monthly rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Manaira (Alagoa Nova), BR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Milha, BR	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Ivdel, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Jardim, BR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1972	Massabesic Lake, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 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

1804 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1972. 1972 had 552 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1972-06-05: 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	445
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1