Weather Records on 17 June 1972

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1972. Highest significance: Ostrov Sosnovez, RU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1972

On 17 June 1972, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 430 daily.
Ostrov Sosnovez set a daily record precipitation of 47.1 mm (1.9 in) on 17 June 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 17 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ilha Do Ouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Incy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tavil-Dora	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tula	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Odesskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 17 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1972

Top 20 records on 17 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1972	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1972	Kaycee, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1972	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1972	Ilha Do Ouro, BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Zimnegorskij Majak, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Incy, RU	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Oberlin, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Sandhoogte (Pur), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	E Wareham, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Lewisburg 3 N, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Atwood, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Brewster 4W, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Long Valley, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Belvidere, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1972	Westbrook, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 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

1807 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1972. 1972 had 437 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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 10	295
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1