Weather Records on 18 June 1972

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1972. Highest significance: Brooksville Chin Hill, US.

Key Facts for 18 June 1972

On 18 June 1972, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 325 daily.
Brooksville Chin Hill set a daily record precipitation of 129.8 mm (5.1 in) on 18 June 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

334 stations

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

Weather records on 18 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aktogay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Damascus	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 18 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1972

Top 20 records on 18 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1972	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1972	Warroad, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 June 1972	Roseau, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	De Smet, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Owings Ferry Landing, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Angus 1 N, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	State UNIV, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Arcola, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Arlington 1 W, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Idalia, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Salisbury, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Brewster, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Richardton Abbey, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1972	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1972	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1972	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	33 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

1800 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 334 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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	218
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1