Weather Records on 22 June 1972

1,308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 June 1972. Highest significance: Hanover, US.

Key Facts for 22 June 1972

On 22 June 1972, 1,308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 530 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 31 were all-time records, 97 monthly and 1,180 daily.
Hanover set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 22 June 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,308 stations

1,308 station records on 22 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	291.3 mm (11.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,308 records

Records set or tied on 22 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 334, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 651.

Records on 22 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	334
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	651
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 31, monthly 97, daily 1,180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,153 broken records

Margins by which the 1,153 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 June 1972

Top 20 records on 22 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 1972	Hanover, US	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 June 1972	Rockville 1 NE, US	all-time rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 June 1972	Buckingham, US	all-time rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 June 1972	Columbia 2SSE, US	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Fredericksburg Np, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Parkton 2 SW, US	all-time rain	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	all-time rain	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	38 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Harpers Ferry River, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Boyds 2 NW, US	all-time rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	all-time rain	256.8 mm (10.1 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Sunbury, US	all-time rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Westminster 2 SSE, US	all-time rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Woodstock, US	all-time rain	291.3 mm (11.5 in)	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	16 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Chestertown, US	all-time rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Le Roy, US	all-time rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Danville, US	all-time rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Vienna, US	monthly rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1972	Winchester 7 SE, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)

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 1,308 records.

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

Records on 06-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1812	1
1814	1
1821	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	5
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1898	4
1899	4
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	16
1905	18
1906	17
1907	19
1908	23
1909	18
1910	50
1911	13
1912	18
1913	70
1914	21
1915	46
1916	71
1917	42
1918	56
1919	28
1920	59
1921	95
1922	28
1923	159
1924	89
1925	248
1926	199
1927	116
1928	179
1929	132
1930	218
1931	255
1932	171
1933	496
1934	236
1935	292
1936	703
1937	447
1938	294
1939	300
1940	556
1941	411
1942	456
1943	361
1944	371
1945	485
1946	267
1947	828
1948	562
1949	382
1950	403
1951	382
1952	523
1953	587
1954	480
1955	345
1956	376
1957	685
1958	754
1959	352
1960	341
1961	720
1962	257
1963	855
1964	423
1965	493
1966	485
1967	604
1968	325
1969	715
1970	562
1971	315
1972	1,308
1973	654
1974	608
1975	789
1976	645
1977	558
1978	377
1979	476
1980	503
1981	1,055
1982	714
1983	1,096
1984	513
1985	447
1986	505
1987	1,192
1988	2,112
1989	960
1990	778
1991	819
1992	2,071
1993	756
1994	747
1995	840
1996	894
1997	1,010
1998	1,402
1999	724
2000	980
2001	799
2002	971
2003	975
2004	769
2005	1,014
2006	803
2007	954
2008	719
2009	1,029
2010	889
2011	1,018
2012	1,076
2013	482
2014	390
2015	647
2016	798
2017	1,180
2018	511
2019	1,183
2020	517
2021	1,147
2022	714
2023	1,242
2024	749
2025	1,849
2026	837

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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 20	976
20 to 40	118
40 to 60	36
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3