Weather Records on 29 June 1972

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 June 1972. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 29 June 1972

On 29 June 1972, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 560 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 29 June 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 29 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Limburg/Lahn-Offheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zimovniki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 29 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 298.

Records on 29 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 June 1972

Top 20 records on 29 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1972	Franklin, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Gorodovikovsk, RU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Aach, DE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Penedo, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Krumbach-Edenhausen, DE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Palmer, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Villanueva, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Titisee-Neustadt-Langenordnach, DE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Duncan, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Cleveland, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1972	Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern, DE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 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

1812 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1972. 1972 had 574 records.

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

Records on 06-29 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1829	1
1834	2
1835	2
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1854	1
1857	2
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	2
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	2
1899	6
1900	4
1901	10
1902	18
1903	7
1904	8
1905	22
1906	36
1907	16
1908	9
1909	19
1910	107
1911	22
1912	23
1913	73
1914	58
1915	54
1916	87
1917	45
1918	51
1919	85
1920	257
1921	74
1922	134
1923	326
1924	128
1925	135
1926	134
1927	153
1928	186
1929	185
1930	285
1931	935
1932	141
1933	590
1934	735
1935	298
1936	682
1937	344
1938	418
1939	452
1940	353
1941	396
1942	310
1943	515
1944	325
1945	604
1946	566
1947	497
1948	423
1949	409
1950	393
1951	439
1952	730
1953	322
1954	384
1955	452
1956	542
1957	572
1958	454
1959	733
1960	266
1961	374
1962	269
1963	742
1964	297
1965	407
1966	492
1967	315
1968	748
1969	561
1970	814
1971	494
1972	574
1973	730
1974	804
1975	552
1976	558
1977	664
1978	929
1979	517
1980	984
1981	807
1982	1,150
1983	1,298
1984	719
1985	925
1986	673
1987	739
1988	1,074
1989	915
1990	932
1991	1,346
1992	1,328
1993	840
1994	1,227
1995	1,101
1996	1,032
1997	1,143
1998	1,448
1999	1,147
2000	1,151
2001	625
2002	929
2003	1,014
2004	1,013
2005	1,247
2006	793
2007	935
2008	780
2009	890
2010	1,041
2011	1,171
2012	1,374
2013	900
2014	606
2015	1,119
2016	419
2017	688
2018	590
2019	732
2020	1,249
2021	1,623
2022	759
2023	486
2024	948
2025	623
2026	1,299

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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	421
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1