Weather Records on 15 June 1972

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1972. Highest significance: Keithsburg, US.

Key Facts for 15 June 1972

On 15 June 1972, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 580 daily.
Keithsburg set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 15 June 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 15 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morobay Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garnovit	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

490 broken records

Margins by which the 490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1972

Top 20 records on 15 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1972	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Henderson, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Memphis, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Sebewaing, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Gilavin, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Jefferson, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Pakri, EE	monthly rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Bad Axe, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Ionia 2SSW, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Old Forge, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Morobay Lock, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Galva, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1972	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 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

1794 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 591 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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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).