Weather Records on 24 June 1972

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 June 1972. Highest significance: Reading Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 24 June 1972

On 24 June 1972, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 894 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,162 daily.
Reading Wb City set an all-time record daily precipitation of 266.7 mm (10.5 in) on 24 June 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 24 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Severnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 24 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 488, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 406, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	488
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	406
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 1,162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,008 broken records

Margins by which the 1,008 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 June 1972

Top 20 records on 24 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1972	Reading Wb City, US	all-time rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	102 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 June 1972	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Ust-Koksa, RU	monthly rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Barkhamsted, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Webster Springs, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	all-time low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Morada Nova, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Waverly, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Ironton, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Severnoe, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Circleville, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Millport 4 NE, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Philo 3 SW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1972	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	46 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 1,204 records.

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

Records on 06-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	2
1813	1
1821	1
1822	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	4
1892	11
1893	7
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	4
1902	10
1903	17
1904	10
1905	13
1906	13
1907	28
1908	25
1909	52
1910	21
1911	24
1912	141
1913	36
1914	50
1915	57
1916	57
1917	24
1918	56
1919	32
1920	31
1921	33
1922	46
1923	262
1924	119
1925	220
1926	219
1927	155
1928	275
1929	299
1930	366
1931	668
1932	351
1933	482
1934	390
1935	279
1936	897
1937	473
1938	388
1939	296
1940	534
1941	361
1942	373
1943	293
1944	394
1945	352
1946	384
1947	432
1948	398
1949	360
1950	681
1951	452
1952	798
1953	422
1954	439
1955	327
1956	603
1957	706
1958	583
1959	369
1960	320
1961	603
1962	260
1963	433
1964	365
1965	443
1966	490
1967	613
1968	500
1969	992
1970	536
1971	557
1972	1,204
1973	400
1974	922
1975	798
1976	840
1977	508
1978	582
1979	830
1980	655
1981	767
1982	615
1983	913
1984	732
1985	797
1986	672
1987	805
1988	1,646
1989	733
1990	689
1991	935
1992	1,104
1993	1,054
1994	1,019
1995	751
1996	1,019
1997	854
1998	1,127
1999	815
2000	605
2001	684
2002	864
2003	1,199
2004	946
2005	1,322
2006	789
2007	779
2008	533
2009	935
2010	1,102
2011	845
2012	991
2013	667
2014	460
2015	583
2016	1,245
2017	1,139
2018	459
2019	889
2020	609
2021	929
2022	650
2023	682
2024	784
2025	1,508
2026	927

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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	970
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1