Weather Records on 23 June 1972

1,522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1972. Highest significance: State College, US.

Key Facts for 23 June 1972

On 23 June 1972, 1,522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 912 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,437 daily.
State College set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.6 mm (4.7 in) on 23 June 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,522 stations

1,522 station records on 23 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
West Grove 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Connellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ireland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,522 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 500, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 412, Heaviest daily rainfall 494.

Records on 23 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	500
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	412
Heaviest daily rainfall	494
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 75, daily 1,437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,297 broken records

Margins by which the 1,297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1972

Top 20 records on 23 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1972	State College, US	all-time rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Avon, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Franklinville, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Hemlock, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	West Grove 1 SE, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Elmira, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Lake Lynn, US	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Kenton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Ridgway, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Warren, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Morgantown Muni AP, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1972	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1972	Hanover, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1972	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1972	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1972	Bloserville 1 N, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1972	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1972	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	57 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

1805 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 1,522 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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Data for records on 1972-06-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,197
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1