Weather Records on 20 June 1972

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1972. Highest significance: Blakely, US.

Key Facts for 20 June 1972

On 20 June 1972, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 637 daily.
Blakely set a daily record precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 20 June 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 20 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Almeria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Knob	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ware Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1972

Top 20 records on 20 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1972	Blakely, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1972	Almeria, ES	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1972	Marion, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1972	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1972	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 June 1972	Cuthbert, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Brevard, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Anderson, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Hartwell, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Olenja Rechka, RU	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Cartersville, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Danbury, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Newton, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Dawson, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Sarlyk, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1972	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	53 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

1800 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 660 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 June 1972
Margin	Records
0 to 20	460
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1